reclamped
Gripped once more
Reclamped is the past tense of reclamp—to clamp something again or adjust a clamp that has loosened or shifted.
The word appears mainly in technical, medical, or workshop contexts: The surgeon reclamped the artery after repositioning the tissue.
He reclamped the board to the workbench and started over.
Fastened again after loosening
- reattachedJoined back together
- refastenedSecured a second time
- reaffixedAttached again after removal
- reweldedFused again after breaking
resoldered · reglued · recemented · reknotted · restapled · repinned · rebuckled · reclasped
Seized anew
- reclenchedClosed tightly again
- regraspedHeld anew after losing
- recaughtCaught again after escape
- resqueezedSqueezed a second time
Made stable again
- reanchoredSecured to base again
- rebracedFastened supports anew
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- reshoredReturned jobs domestically
rebalanced · refixed · repositioned · realigned · readjusted · reset · resettled · replanted
resecured
Fastened again after loosening
- reattachedJoined back together
- refastenedSecured a second time
- reaffixedAttached again after removal
rewelded · resoldered · reglued · recemented · reknotted · restapled · repinned · rebuckled · reclasped · rehooked
regripped
Seized anew
- reclenchedClosed tightly again
- regraspedHeld anew after losing
- recaughtCaught again after escape
resqueezed · recompressed · retightened · recrushed · rebraced
restabilized
Made stable again
- reanchoredSecured to base again
- rebracedFastened supports anew
- reinforcedMade more resistant
reshored · rebalanced · refixed · repositioned · realigned · readjusted · reset · resettled · replanted · rerooted
recompressed
Squeezed down again
reclampedloosened
Made less tight
unclamped · unclasped · released · unfastened · slackened
reclampeddetached
Apart or uninvolved
disconnected · removed · freed · disengaged · separated