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TOEFL BNC: 22938 COCA: 10109

clam

1 clam /ˈklæm/ noun
plural clams
1 clam
/ˈklæm/
noun
plural clams
Learner's definition of CLAM
[count] : a type of shellfish that lives in sand or mud, has a light-colored shell with two parts, and is eaten both cooked and raw蛤;蛤蜊,蚌
see color picture on this page
clams [plural] US slang, somewhat old-fashioned : dollars美元

(as) happy as a clam

US, informal
: very happy非常高兴
2 clam /ˈklæm/ verb
clams; clammed; clamming
2 clam
/ˈklæm/
verb
clams; clammed; clamming
Learner's definition of CLAM

clam up

[phrasal verb] informal
: to stop talking不再说话;沉默不语
: to refuse to talk拒不开口;拒绝谈论
TOEFL BNC: 22938 COCA: 10109

clam

1 of 3

noun (1)

clam

2 of 3

noun (2)

often attributive
1
a
: any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud
b
: a freshwater mussel
2
: a stolid or closemouthed person
3
4
informal : dollar sense 3

Illustration of clam

Illustration of clam
  • a incurrent orifice
  • b siphon
  • c excurrent orifice
  • d mantle
  • e shell
  • f foot

clam

3 of 3

verb

clammed; clamming

intransitive verb

: to gather clams especially by digging
clammer noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High German klamma constriction and perhaps to Latin glomus ball

Noun (2)

clam entry 1; from the clamping action of the shells

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1636, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clam was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 22938 COCA: 10109

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