A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
clammed — Mawdesley Glossary clemmed. Starved for lack of food … English dialects glossary
clammed — klæm n. shellfish, edible marine mollusk; nontalkative person (Slang) v. gather clams … English contemporary dictionary
clammed — past of clam … Useful english dictionary
Half-clammed — ( kl[a^]md ), a. Half filled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Lions half clammed entrails roar for food. Marston. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clam up — verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑be quiet, ↑keep mum … Useful english dictionary
clam up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms clam up : present tense I/you/we/they clam up he/she/it clams up present participle clamming up past tense clammed up past participle clammed up informal to suddenly stop talking or explaining something,… … English dictionary
clam up — {v.}, {slang} To refuse to say anything more; stop talking. * /The suspect clammed up, and the police could get no more information out of him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
clam up — {v.}, {slang} To refuse to say anything more; stop talking. * /The suspect clammed up, and the police could get no more information out of him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Clam — (cl[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clamming}.] [Cf. AS. cl[ae]man to clam, smear; akin to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile, or E. clammy.] To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clamming — Clam Clam (cl[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clamming}.] [Cf. AS. cl[ae]man to clam, smear; akin to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile, or E. clammy.] To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
