Definition of clam Clam
/klæˈm/ - [klatm] - clam
We found 28 definitions of clam from 8 different sources.
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What does clam mean?
WordNet
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| 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, long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam, steamer an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe | ||
| hard clam, mercenaria mercenaria, venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | ||
| 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the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell | ||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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| shellfish meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) | ||
| clam burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness | ||
| hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | ||
| clam - a piece of paper money worth one dollar | ||
| dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck | ||
| bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, note, bill a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" | ||
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| clam - gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean | ||
| pull together, garner, collect, gather store grain | ||
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Wiktionary 
- clam (Noun)
Strong pincers or forceps. - clam (Noun)
A kind of vise, usually of wood. - clam (Noun)
A dollar usually used in the plural. Possibly originating from the term wampum. - clam (Noun)
A Scientologist. - clam (Noun)
A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. - clam (Noun)
clamminess; moisture. - clam (Verb)
To dig for clams. - clam (Verb)
To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. - clam (Verb)
To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- clam (v. t.)
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. - clam (v. t.)
Strong pinchers or forceps. - clam (v. t.)
A kind of vise, usually of wood. - clam (v. t.)
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. - clam (v. i.)
To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. - clam (n.)
Claminess; moisture. - clam (n.)
A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. - clam (v. t. & i.)
To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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clam
A marine or freshwater mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia, whose body is protected by two symmetrical shells.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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clam
klam, n. a species of bivalve shellfish: an instrument for holding. [A.S. clam, fetter; cf. Ger. klamm; Dan. klamme.] -
clam
klam, v.t. to clog: to smear; pr.p. clam′ming; pa.p. clammed.—n. dampness.—adv. Clam′mily.—n. Clam′miness.—adj. Clam′my, sticky: moist and adhesive. [A.S. clæman, to anoint; cf. Dut., Dan. klam, damp.] -
clam
klam, n. noise produced in ringing a chime of bells at once.—v.t. or v.i. to produce a clam. [Prob. onomatopœic.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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clam
A well-known bivalve shell-fish. "As happy as a clam at high-water," a figurative expression for otiose comfort.
Wikipedia 
- A clam is a type of shellfish. Clams can be found in saltwater and freshwater. Clams eat plankton, and are eaten by small sharks and squid. Clams can be eaten by people. They may be found on menus in restaurants that serve seafood. Clams are a fairly common form of bivalve, therefore making it part of the phylum mollusca. Clams are abundant in the seas but can also be found in some lakes, streams, and rivers.
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