A heavy footstep; a tramp.

To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.

A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for
roasting, or of coal for coking.

To cover, as vegetables, with earth.

A mollusk. See Clam.

A thick plank on the inner part of a ship’s side, used to
sustain the ends of beams.

An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held
in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.

Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a
piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.

One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft
material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without
bruising.

To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to
place in a clamp.