Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to clam
Participle: clammed
Gerund: clamming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | clam |
| you | clam |
| he;she;it | clams |
| we | clam |
| you | clam |
| they | clam |
Perfect
| I | have clammed |
| you | have clammed |
| he;she;it | has clammed |
| we | have clammed |
| you | have clammed |
| they | have clammed |
Past
| I | clammed |
| you | clammed |
| he;she;it | clammed |
| we | clammed |
| you | clammed |
| they | clammed |
Pluperfect
| I | had clammed |
| you | had clammed |
| he;she;it | had clammed |
| we | had clammed |
| you | had clammed |
| they | had clammed |
Future
| I | will clam |
| you | will clam |
| he;she;it | will clam |
| we | will clam |
| you | will clam |
| they | will clam |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clammed |
| you | will have clammed |
| he;she;it | will have clammed |
| we | will have clammed |
| you | will have clammed |
| they | will have clammed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | clam |
| you | clam |
| he;she;it | clam |
| we | clam |
| you | clam |
| they | clam |
Perfect
| I | have clammed |
| you | have clammed |
| he;she;it | have clammed |
| we | have clammed |
| you | have clammed |
| they | have clammed |
Imperfect
| I | clammed |
| you | clammed |
| he;she;it | clammed |
| we | clammed |
| you | clammed |
| they | clammed |
Pluperfect
| I | had clammed |
| you | had clammed |
| he;she;it | had clammed |
| we | had clammed |
| you | had clammed |
| they | had clammed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would clam |
| you | would clam |
| he;she;it | would clam |
| we | would clam |
| you | would clam |
| they | would clam |
Perfect
| I | would have clammed |
| you | would have clammed |
| he;she;it | would have clammed |
| we | would have clammed |
| you | would have clammed |
| they | would have clammed |
Imperative
| you | clam |
| we | Let's clam |
| you | clam |
Verbs conjugated like 'clam'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'clam'
cam,
cham,
clad,
clag,
claim,
clamp,
clap,
claw,
clay,
claym,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From 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.
Sample Sentences
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When they [bells] lie fifths thus 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8, 'tis then most pleasant and excellent music to clam them; that is, the two notes of each concord to strike together, and if they be clam'd true the eight bells will strike like four, but with far greater musick and harmony. [1702, Campanologia Improved:]