Clamp and Pull

Clamp

Clamp verb - To put securely in place or in a desired position.
Usage example: clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen

Pull is an antonym for clamp.

Nearby Words: clamped, clamping, clamper

Pull

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

Clamp is an antonym for pull.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

How words are described

proper proper clamp proper pull
big big clamp big pull
huge huge clamp huge pull
little little clamp little pull
Other adjectives: giant.

Common collocations

rank clamp rank pull rank
hand clamp hand pull hand

Both words in one sentence

  • Feather Fingers An equine character uses her teeth to open drawers (via pull-ropes) and writes using a pen with an attached mouth-clamp.
  • Cool Boat Victory Hunter has a giant clamp on the front (that looks like a Cymbal Clapping Monkey) that can be used to pull up stuff from the bottom of the ocean.
    Source: Cool Boat
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