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clamps off

clamps off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clamp off.

Meaning of clamp off

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

Questions about clamps off

What is clamps off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clamps off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clamp off.

Words near clamps off in the dictionary

  1. Clampitts
  2. clampless
  3. clamplike
  4. clamps
  5. clamps down on
  6. clamps off
  7. clampy
  8. clams
  9. clams casino
  10. clams oreganata
  11. clams up

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