n A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
n (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
n (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
n A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
n (agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage.
n A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
n (electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
v (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
v (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
v (transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
v (UK, obsolete, transitive) To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
v (transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
n (dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp.
v (intransitive, dated) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
n A surname.