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Definitions for Clam

[1] any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
[2] Informal . a secretive or silent person.
[3] clamminess.
[4] Slang . a dollar or the sum of a dollar: I only made 60 clams a week.
[5] to gather or dig clams.
[6] clam up , Slang . to refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information: The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser, but the class clammed up.
[7] British Dialect . clamp(defs 1–3) .
[8] Machinery . (formerly) pincers.
[9] any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long
[10] the edible flesh of such a mollusc
[11] informal a reticent person
[12] (intr) mainly US to gather clams
[13] a variant of clem

Words related to Clam

mollusk, littleneck, quahog, cherrystone

Words nearby Clam

claire, clairseach, clairton, clairvoyance, clairvoyant, clam, clam diggers, clam up, clam-diggers, clam-flat, clamant

Origin of Clam

2before 1000; Middle English; Old English, derivative of clamm fetter, grasp; cognate with German Klamm fetter; akin to clamp

Other words from Clam

clam·like , adjective
clam·mer , noun

Word origin for Clam

C16: from earlier clamshell, that is, shell that clamps; related to Old English clamm fetter, Old High German klamma constriction; see clamp 1

Synonyms for Clam

mollusk, cherrystone, littleneck, quahog