I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wheel clamp
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
hand
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Then a large warm hand clamped over her own fumbling fingers and gently removed them so that he could work the latch.
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A large hand clamped down over his mouth.
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Her faint scream of shock was abruptly stifled by a hand clamped over her mouth.
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Her hand trembled and she clamped it hard against her chest until the attack of nerves had subsided a little.
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His hand clamped around the clever boy's neck.
mouth
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Her faint scream of shock was abruptly stifled by a hand clamped over her mouth .
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A large hand clamped down over his mouth .
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I remember this and smile, clamping my mouth shut as Wiggen goes into action.
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Then I clamped my mouth shut again.
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The celebrated comedian had a cigar clamped in his mouth .
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With that, Professor Bruck stopped and clamped his mouth shut for a moment.
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Then Mavis watched Gordy clamp his mouth shut and crane his neck toward the back of the crowd.
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He clamped his mouth shut, agitated.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As she did so, a rusty trap sprang shut, clamping her left foot.
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But as she reached the door, one hand on the door-handle, suddenly an iron band clamped round her arm.
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He clamped his mouth shut, agitated.
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Leaks from Clinton's team suggest Democrats may clamp down on the massive amounts executives can earn.
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The impulse to shout can be inhibited by clamping the upper chest so that breathing becomes shallow and energy is dampened.
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The resident here has clamped his opponent and is lifting him away from the tunnel entrance.
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Then a large warm hand clamped over her own fumbling fingers and gently removed them so that he could work the latch.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
wheel
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The other suggestions included statutory licensing of wheel clamp operators and statutory licensing of land on which wheel clamps may be used.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A web clamp is useful for holding frames together while the glue sets.
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It was stacked with the usual assortment of crates and containers, impregnable behind an ingenious array of clamps and locks.
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Miguel had a clamp in the glove compartment.
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This can usually be accomplished from ground level with a variety of hooks, shovels and clamps attached to long poles.
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You will also find them useful for other jobs that need a small locking clamp .