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clam ¹  (klm)

n.

1.

a. 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.

b. 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:

clam up Informal

To refuse to talk.

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[From obsolete clam-shell, shell that clamps, clam, from clam.]

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clammer n.

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clam ²  (klm)

n.

A clamp or vise.

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

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clam¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long

2. (Cookery) the edible flesh of such a mollusc

3. Informal a reticent person

vb clams, clamming, clammed

(intr) Chiefly US to gather clams See also clam up

[from earlier clamshell, that is, shell that clamps; related to Old English clamm fetter, Old High German klamma constriction; see clamp¹]

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clam²

vb clams, clamming, clammed

a variant of clem

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Clam a stack or pile of bricks; a heap of oysters.

Examples: clam of bricks, 1663; of earth, 1554; of oysters.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, long-neck clam, steamer clam, steamer - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe Mercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians geoduck - a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell jackknife clam, knife-handle, razor clam - marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell giant clam, Tridacna gigas - a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds shipworm, teredinid - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
	2.	clam - a piece of paper money worth one dollar dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, dollar U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
	3.	clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
Verb	1.	clam - gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Translations

clam [klæm]

A. N

1. (Zool) → almeja f

2. (US) (= dollar) → dólar m

B. CPD clam chowder N (US) → sopa f de almejas

clam up VI + ADV → cerrar el pico, no decir ni pío

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clam [ˈklæm] n (= shellfish) → palourde f

clam up

vi → la boucler >

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clam

n → Venusmuschel f; he shut up like a clam → aus ihm war kein Wort mehr herauszubekommen

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clam [klæm] n → vongola

clam up vi + adv (fam) → zittirsi

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clam [klæm] n → vongola

clam up vi + adv (fam) → zittirsi

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clam

n clam [klӕm]

a shellfish with two shells joined together, used as food. gapermossel, gaapskulp بطلينوس: سَمَكٌ صَدَفي вид мида škeble, mlž musling die Venusmuschel οστρακοειδές almeja merekarp صدف simpukka palourde צְדָפָה एक प्रकार का घोंघा čančica, lisanka ehető kagyló kerang skelfiskur mollusco はまぐり 조개 moliuskas ēdamais gliemezis kima mossel (spiselig) musling małż ameijoa moluscă морской моллюск lastúrnik školjka školjka klepavica mussla หอยชนิดหนึ่งกินได้ midye, deniz tarağı 蛤 їстівний молюск مچھلی کی ایک قسم (động vật) con trai 蛤