clamplike
Squeezing from both sides
Resembling or functioning like a clamp—gripping tightly or holding something firmly in place.
The word typically describes hands, jaws, or devices that squeeze with persistent pressure: His clamplike grip wouldn't let go.
The clamplike mechanism held the boards together while the glue dried.
Mounted clamping tool
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- crimperHair-texturizing device
workbench · fastening · metalworking · woodworking · fixture · jig
Bad habit or deputy
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
tweezers · nippers · clutch · grip · grasp · clench · seize · squeeze
Causing compression or narrowing
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- bindingLegally or morally required
- constrictingMaking narrower by pressure
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
compressing · cinching · strangling · suffocating · choking · tourniquet · ligature · stenosis
Forcing into smaller space
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
bearing · pressing · compressive · forceful · tensile · constrictive
vise
Mounted clamping tool
crimper · workbench · fastening · metalworking · woodworking · fixture · jig
vice
Bad habit or deputy
forceps · tweezers · nippers · clutch · grip · grasp · clench · seize · squeeze · pinch
constrictive
Causing compression or narrowing
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- bindingLegally or morally required
- constrictingMaking narrower by pressure
squeezing · compressing · cinching · strangling · suffocating · choking · tourniquet · ligature · stenosis · stricture
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
crushing · bearing · pressing · compressive · forceful · tensile · constrictive