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Clammed

Clam \Clam\ (cl[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Clamming.] [Cf. AS. cl[ae]man to clam, smear; akin to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile, or E. clammy.] To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.

A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again.
--L'Estrange.

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clammed

vb. (en-past of: clam)

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clammed

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clam

  1. v. gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

  2. [also: clamming, clammed]

clam

  1. n. burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud

  2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck]

  3. flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

  4. [also: clamming, clammed]

Usage examples of "clammed".

Gabriel clammed up and glared outside at the roadside weeds flashing green in the carbide lights.

She was clammed up tight as though desperately trying to keep a hold on her emotions.

It would sure be a loss to the world if you clammed up and just scrunched in a comer all day.

But now that the gossip's going the other direction, she's certainly clammed up, hasn't she?