clam
/klæm/
verb
- To dig for or gather clams.
- They went clamming early in the morning before the tide came in.
- We clammed along the shore and found enough for dinner.
- He learned to clam from his grandfather.
- To become silent or refuse to talk (usually in the phrase 'clam up').
- She clams up around strangers and barely says a word.
- Whenever the topic of money comes up, he clams up.
- The witness clammed up during the cross-examination.
noun
- A type of shellfish with a hard shell in two parts, often eaten as food.
- She ordered a dozen raw clams at the seafood restaurant.
- The clam opened its shell slightly when touched.
- We dug for clams at the beach during low tide.
- A dollar (informal, used in phrases like 'not worth a clam').
- He didn't have a clam to his name after the trip.
- She saved every clam she earned for a year.
- That old car isn't worth a clam anymore.