clamp off

verb

To stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.

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Meanings

verbclamp off (third-person singular simple present clamps off, present participle clamping off, simple past and past participle clamped off)

present singular third person clamps off · participle present clamping off · participle past clamped off · past clamped off

  1. To stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.

    Calls to unity are almost always issued when one party wants to clamp off debate.

    1980 April 5, Mary Burns, “Aggrieved Surprise”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

clamp off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamp%20off

MLA

“clamp off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamp%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clamp off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamp%20off.

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