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
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
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
Both words in one sentence
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An equine character uses her teeth to open drawers (via pull-ropes) and writes using a pen with an attached mouth-clamp.
Source: Feather Fingers -
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
Cite this Source
Pull and Clamp. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clamp/pull
Clamp & Pull. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clamp/pull>.
Pull or Clamp. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clamp/pull.
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