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clam in Sindhi سنڌي
clam in English
- clam⇄adj. clamlike.
- clam⇄clam (1), noun, verb, clammed,clamming.
- clam⇄clam (2), noun.
a clamp; a vise. - clam⇄clam (3), noun.
1. clamminess; cold dampness.
2. (Obsolete.) a soft or plastic mass. - clam⇄clam (4), transitive verb, intransitive verb, clammed,clamming.clem.
- clam⇄expr. clam up, (Informal.) to stop talking; refuse to speak; withhold information.
Ex. In meetings with business associates and customers I used to be the silent one. I used to ""clam up"" when the talk turned to politics or economics (Wall Street - clam⇄expr. clams, pincers; forceps; tongs.
Ex. The round wire is ... drawn through ... clams (Frederick Britten). - clam⇄expr. happy as a clam, (U.S. Informal.) very happy.
Ex. [He] has been happy as a clam in his modest $40,000 home (Time). - clam⇄noun 1. a mollusk somewhat like an oyster, with a soft body and a shell in two halves joined by a hinge. Clams burrow in sand along the seashore, or at the edges of rivers and lakes. Many kinds are good to eat.
2. the fleshy portion of one of thes - clam⇄v.i. to goout after clams; dig for clams.
Ex. The vacationers were clamming along the seashore.