Clam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /klæm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clam is a noun meaning A kind of vise, usually of wood.
Meaning
A kind of vise, usually of wood.
More Meanings
- (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
- (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- (historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.
- (slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
- (slang, vulgar) A vagina or vulva.
- (slang, music) A wrong or misplaced note.
Example Sentences
Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!
Jason wouldn't shut his clam about the invaders.
So the clams have John Travolta, Tom Cruise, et al in their hot li'l ol'P-R hands […]
Why, he hasn't opened his clam since that morning in your room. I expected he would hold forth on every and all occasions.
Word Forms
- clams
- clamming
- clammed
- clammer
- clammest
Synonyms for clam
Depending on context, synonyms include dollar, buck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buck, dollar, quahog, mussel, shellfish, littleneck.
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