clamps
Workshop grip tools
Clamps are devices that grip, fasten, or compress—holding things together or in place.
A woodworker uses clamps to secure pieces while glue dries.
A surgical clamp stops blood flow.
To clamp is to fasten with such a device, or to hold tightly: She clamped her hand over his mouth.
To clamp down is to impose strict controls: The government clamped down on dissent.
Mounted clamping tool
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- jawsMouth's bony framework
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- adjustableAble to be changed
quick-release · toggle · handscrew · workbench · metalworking · mechanic · benchtop · ratcheting
Clamp stopping vessel flow
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- vascularOf blood vessels
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- vesselReceptacle for contents
ligature · tourniquet · sterile · hemostasis · occlusion · retractor · dissection · laparoscopic
Craft of building furniture
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodshopWorkspace for building with lumber
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
tenon · miter · panel · assembly · laminating · veneering · furniture · woodworker
secure
Protected from harm
attach · affix · anchor · tighten · stabilize · immobilize · lock · latch · fix · bind
vise
Mounted clamping tool
adjustable · quick-release · toggle · handscrew · workbench · metalworking · mechanic · benchtop · ratcheting · locking
hemostat
Clamp stopping vessel flow
vessel · ligature · tourniquet · sterile · hemostasis · occlusion · retractor · dissection · laparoscopic · compression
cabinetmaking
Craft of building furniture
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodshopWorkspace for building with lumber
dovetail · tenon · miter · panel · assembly · laminating · veneering · furniture · woodworker · carcase
spine
Column of vertebrae
signature · codex · folio · endpapers · boards · finishing · binding · parchment · leather · vellum
terminal
At the endpoint
connector · ground · current · meter · multimeter · jumper · circuit · conduit
- DIYbuilding, woodworking, carpentry, electrical, crafting
- Workshopworkbench, toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool rack
- fastenersbolt, screw, nail, nut, clip
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, tongs, needle-nose pliers
- shop classwoodworking, metalworking, shop teacher, wood shop, metal shop
- Workshop Suppliesrulers, measuring tape, levels, plumb bobs, safety glasses
- clamps down
- clamp down onImpose strict limits
- wheel clampsVehicle immobilization devices
- hose clampBand securing flexible tubing
- alligator clampsToothed metal wire connectors
- clamp connectionJunction secured by squeezing
clamp, clamped, clamping, unclamped, clamplike, clamper, clamp down on