| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Clam.[Websters]
2. To be scalloped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have shelled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be cramped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have gripped, hooked, clipped or hugged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have bracketed, clasped or tagged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have stapled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have raked, clawed or pitchforked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have dogged or latched.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb clam.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (clam) | 1. Gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean.[Wordnet]. 2. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.[Websters]. 3. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.[Websters]. 4. To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: clamming, claming, clammed, clamed, clams, clammer, clamer, clammers, clamers, clammingly, clamingly, clammedly and clamedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLAMMED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLAMMED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Slang in 1811 | CLAMMED. Starved. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
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Common Expressions: clam
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Blood clam | 1: (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Red-blooded clam. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Cherrystone clam | 1: A half-grown quahog. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Clam cannon | The Clam Cannon is in the Codename: Kids Next Door episode C.A.N.N.O.N.. (references) | ||
| Clam chowder | Chowder containing clams. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clam chowder | Clam chowder is any of several chowders containing clams and broth. Along with the clams, potato chunks are common, as are onions sauted in the drippings from salt pork. Vegetables are uncommon, but small carrot strips might occasionally be added, primarily for color. A garnish of parsley serves the same purpose. (references) | ||
| Clam digging | Clam digging is a common means by which to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. It can be done both recreationally for enjoyment or as a source of food, or commercially as a source of income. Commercial digging is often referred to colloquially as clamming, done by a clammer. (references) | ||
| Clam dip | A dip made of clams and soft cream cheese. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clam up | Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Common clam worm | The Common clam worm Nereis succinea is a widely distributed polychaete worm. It is often referred to as a ragworm or sandworm, or simply as the "clam worm", but these terms can all refer to any one of a number of other species of the genus Nereis (or indeed to other polychaetes). The name "common clam worm" is less ambiguous, but is also sometimes used for other Neries species such as N. virens. (references) | ||
| Freshwater clam | Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: clam
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bull clam | Mining | A bulldozer fitted with a curved bowl hinged to the top of the front of the blade. (references) | |
| Clam bake | Health | Sitting inside a car or other small, enclosed space and smoking marijuana. (references) | |
| Clam shell gate | Energy | High pressure regulating gate consisting of two curved leaves which open and close over the end of a conduit. Used for free discharge into air with minimal cavitation damage. (references) | |
| Clam sorter | Occupations | Removes marketable clams from conveyor belt or from pile on deck of clam-harvesting dredge and deposits them in containers. Dumps clams from containers onto worktable or deck, and sorts and packs them in containers for shipping according to species. May assist SHELLFISH DREDGE OPERATOR (fishing & hunt.) in adjustment, repair, and maintenance of dredge and conveyor equipment, using handtools. (references) | |
| Close as a Clam | Literature | 1: A clam is a bivalve mollusca, which burrows in sand or mud. It is about the size of a florin, and may be eaten raw or fried like an oyster. Clams are gathered only when the tide is out. When the tide is in they are safe from molestation, hence the saying "Happy as a clam at high tide". (Anglo-Saxon clam, mud verb claem-ian, to glue German, klamm, close) 2: The clam is a bivalve mollusc, dug from its bed of sand only at low tide; at high tide it is quite safe from molestation. (See Close As A Clam.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Pacific Razor Clam | Fisheries | Siliqua patula. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: clam
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| CLAM | English | Clear Air Mass | N/A | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
