clamp off en · VERB
Meanings
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To stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.
Calls to unity are almost always issued when one party wants to clamp off debate.
1980 April 5, Mary Burns, “Aggrieved Surprise”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clamps off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| clamping off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clamped off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clamped off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |