clamp

/klæmp/ verb

Definition

clamp sth around/over/to, etc › to put something in a particular position and hold it there tightly: He clamped his hand over her mouth.

clamp sth onto/to/together, etc › to fasten two things together using a clamp

› [T] UK to fasten a metal cover on the wheel of a car to stop it moving because it has been parked in an illegal place

(Definition of clamp verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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