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Definition of 'clam'

English

(wikipedia)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (, a huge East Indian bivalve.
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  • Strong pincers or forceps.
  • A kind of vise, usually of wood.
  • (US|slang) A dollar (usually used in the plural). Possibly originating from the term wampum.
  • (slang|derogatory) A Scientologist.
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    Verb

    (clamm)
  • To dig for clams.

    • Derived terms

    (top3) * American jackknife clam * Atlantic jackknife clam * bamboo clam (mid3) * clam chowder * clamshell * clam up (mid3) * giant clam * piss clam * razor clam (bottom)

    See also

    * clammy

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
    • (Nares)

    Verb

    (clamm)
  • To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
    • (Nares)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

  • clamminess; moisture
  • * Carlyle
    • The clam of death.

    Verb

    (clamm)
  • To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
    • (Dryden)
  • To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
  • * L'Estrange
    • A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed themselves till there was no getting out again.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'clam'

    calm, claim, clm, culm, clem, celom, claym, cloam, clum, cloom