CLAMP

Clamp

, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s. It consists of leader, who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for the group's works and adaptations, and three artists whose roles shift for each series:,, and . Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.

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clamp

Noun

  1. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
  2. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
  3. A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
  4. A heavy footstep; a tramp.

Verb

  1. To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
  2. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
  3. To hold or grip tightly.
  4. To modify a numeric value so it lies within a specific range.
  5. To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.


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