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clamp vs cramp

cramp vs clamp

clamp and cramp both are nouns.

clamp and cramp both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clamp Yes No Yes No
cramp Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cramp is a hyponym of clamp; that is, cramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clamp:
  • clamp: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
  • cramp: a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
Other hyponyms of clamp include bench clamp, C-clamp, pipe clamp, pipe vise, press.
clamp (noun) cramp (noun)
a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
clamp (verb) cramp (verb)
impose or inflict forcefully suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
fasten or fix with a clamp affect with or as if with a cramp
prevent the progress or free movement of
secure with a cramp
Difference between clamp and cramp

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