clam ●●●●○
ESL CEFR | B1
clam /klæm/ noun [countable]
clam verb (past tense and past participle clammed, present participle clamming)
صدف خوراکی
گوشت صدف، به چنگال گرفتن، محکم گرفتن
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English DictionaryI. clam1 /klæm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: clam 'two-part fastener' (14-20 centuries), from Old English clamm 'chain, rope, etc. for tying something up'; from the tight shutting of a clam shell]
1. a
shellfish you can eat that has a shell in two parts that open up:
clam chowder (=a type of soup)2. as happy as a clam American English informal very happy
3. American English informal someone who does not say what they are thinking or feeling
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. clam2 verb (
past tense and past participle clammed,
present participle clamming)
clam up phrasal verb informal to suddenly stop talking, especially when you are nervous or shy:
A sensitive child is likely just to clam up. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲