clamp

A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.

(medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.

(UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.

A pile of agricultural produce such as root vegetables or silage stored under a layer of earth or an airtight sheet.

A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.

(electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.