Clamp and Wrest

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Clamp verb - To put securely in place or in a desired position.

Usage example: clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen

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Wrest is an antonym for clamp.

Nearby Words: clamped, clamping, clamper

Wrest verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

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Clamp is an antonym for wrest.

Nearby Words: wrestle, wrestled, wresting

clamp hand

wrest hand

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Wrest and Clamp. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clamp/wrest

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