Clamp: alternatives and connections

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contri…

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to…

To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the…

Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any…

To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.

A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support;…

Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. th…

To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.

A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an ope…

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly…

In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.

Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also,…

A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together,…

To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session,…

That which holds, binds, or influences.