festklemmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
• clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
• lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.

Senses

festklemmen is used for these senses in English:

• clamp (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
• clip To grip tightly.
• lodge (intransitive) To be firmly fixed in a specified position.

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.

clip — full definition

1. noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
2. verb To fasten something with a clip.
3. verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
4. noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
5. verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.

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