noun A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
noun An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
noun A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
noun A pile of materials to be heated in a controlled way, stacked or heaped together with fuel so that the fire permeates the pile; the material of interest may be bricks to be fired, ore for roasting, coal for coking, or wood to be charcoalized.
noun A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both).
noun A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
noun 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.
verb To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.