clamp onto
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to attach or be attached to a surface
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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.