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закопчалка — meaning in English

zakopchalka

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English meaning

  • clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  • clasp noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
  • fastener noun Something or someone that fastens.
  • gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.

Senses

закопчалка is used for these senses in English:

  • clasp (countable) A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
  • fastener Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
  • gripe (engineering, dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
  • hasp A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.

clamp — full definition

  1. noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  2. noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
  3. verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
  4. verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.

clasp — full definition

  1. noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
  2. verb To hold something tightly, often by wrapping fingers or arms around it.

Related Bulgarian words