clam
To dig for clamsTo dig for clams.
Meaning
4 sensesTo dig for clams.
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
Examples
21 sentencesI'm as happy as a clam.
deIch bin überglücklich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are crabs and clams considered fish?
deGelten Krebse und Muscheln als Fische? — Yorwba
I am as happy as a clam.
ruЯ счастлив, как ребёнок. — odexed
deIch bin überglücklich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom ate a bowl of clam chowder.
I've never eaten clams.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English clam (“pincers, vice, clamp”), from Old English clam (“bond, fetter, gFrom Middle English clam (“pincers, vice, clamp”), from Old English clam (“bond, fetter, grip, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan (“press, squeeze together”). The sense “dollar” may allude to wampum. The sense "Scientologist" alludes to the Scientologist belief that human thetans (souls) previously inhabited clams.
From Middle English clammen, clemen (“to smear, bedaub”), from Old English clǣman (“to smear, bedaub”). Cognate with German klamm (“clammy”). See also clammy (“damp, cold and sticky”) and clem (“to adhere, stick, plug (a hole)”).
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Forms
clams, clamming, clammed, clammedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.