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festklemmen — meaning in English

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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 immobilize 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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