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unclamp

verb un·clamp \-ˈklamp\

Definition of UNCLAMP

transitive verb
:  to loosen the clamp of :  to free from a clamp
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First Known Use of UNCLAMP

1809

Rhymes with UNCLAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, work camp

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