clamp onto

Frequency: 6.57.4 per million words

to attach or be attached to a surface

Categories:

Examples (10)

  • He clamped his hand firmly onto Jack's shoulder.
  • The robotic arm clamped onto the steel beam to lift it.
  • Use this special tool to clamp onto the pipe and hold it steady.
  • The crab's powerful pincer clamped onto his toe.
  • As soon as she heard the idea, she clamped onto it as the only solution.
  • The magnetic phone mount clamps onto the air vent in my car.
  • A tracking device was securely clamped onto the whale's fin.
  • The rescue drone will clamp onto the survivor's harness to lift them to safety.
  • A small leech had clamped onto his ankle after the hike.
  • The terrified child clamped onto her father's hand during the storm.