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clamp off

clamp off verb: to stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.

Verb

clamp off (third-person singular simple present clamps off, present participle clamping off, simple past and past participle clamped off)

  1. To stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.
    • Calls to unity are almost always issued when one party wants to clamp off debate.1980 April 5, Mary Burns, “Aggrieved Surprise”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Forms of clamp off

third-person singular presentclamps off
present participleclamping off
past participleclamped off
pastclamped off

Questions about clamp off

What does clamp off mean?
Clamp off means to stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.
What part of speech is clamp off?
Clamp off is a verb.
What is the past tense of clamp off?
The past tense of clamp off is clamped off.

Words near clamp off in the dictionary

  1. clamoxyquine
  2. clamp
  3. clamp connection
  4. clamp connections
  5. clamp down on
  6. clamp off
  7. clamp stand
  8. clamp stands
  9. clamp-down
  10. clamp-downs
  11. clampable

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