"clamp off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clamps off [present, singular, third-person], clamping off [participle, present], clamped off [participle, past], clamped off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clamp off (third-person singular simple present clamps off, present participle clamping off, simple past and past participle clamped off)
  1. To stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.
    Sense id: en-clamp_off-en-verb-F6oeQr5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clamp off meaning in English (1.3kB)

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