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clam

1  [klam] noun, verb, clammed, clam⋅ming.
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–noun
1. any of various bivalve mollusks, esp. certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
2. Informal. a secretive or silent person.
3. clamminess.
4. Slang. a dollar or the sum of a dollar: I only made 60 clams a week.
–verb (used without object)
5. to gather or dig clams.
—Verb phrase
6. clam up, Slang. to refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information: The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser, but the class clammed up.
Origin:
1585–95; short for clam-shell, i.e., bivalve with a shell that clamps. See clam 2 , shell

Related forms:
clamlike, adjective
clammer, noun
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clam

2  [klam]
–noun
1. British Dialect. clamp 1 (defs. 1–3).
2. Machinery. (formerly) pincers.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE, deriv. of clamm fetter, grasp; c. G Klamm fetter; akin to clamp
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clam 1   (klām)   
n.  
    1. Any of various usually burrowing marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks of the class Pelecypoda, including members of the genera Venus and Mya, many of which are edible.
    2. The soft edible body of such a mollusk.
  2. Informal A close-mouthed person, especially one who can keep a secret.
  3. Slang A dollar: set me back 75 clams.
intr.v.   clammed, clam·ming, clams
To hunt for clams.
Phrasal Verb(s):
clam up Informal To refuse to talk.

[From obsolete clam-shell, shell that clamps, clam, from clam2.]
clam'mer n.
clam 2   (klām)   
n.  A clamp or vise.

[Middle English, from Old English clam, clamm, bond, fetter.]
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