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зажи́м — meaning in English

zazhim

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English meaning

  • clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  • clench verb To grip or hold fast.
  • clinch verb To settle something definitely, or make a deal or victory certain.
  • clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
  • forceps noun A pincer-like instrument used by doctors and surgeons to grip and hold things.
  • gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.

Senses

зажи́м is used for these senses in English:

  • clench (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
  • clinch Any of several fastenings.
  • clip Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
  • forceps An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
  • gripe (engineering, dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

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.

clench — full definition

  1. verb To grip or hold fast.
  2. verb To close tightly.
  3. verb Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).

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