A word described in a complete shutdown on a player by the defender in basketball. Often used as trashtalk when the defense forces a player to pass the ball or to get it out of bounds.
(1)To put pressure on someone. Unrelenting pressure like that of inescapable clamps.
(2)To literally place your robotic clamps on someone or something.
A. The bop' was still tryna act like she didn't have my money so I put the clamps on her n shook her down fo' it!
B. The Celtics put the clamps da Lakers 112-86 son !
C. "He's champin' for a clampin'." - Clamps, Futurama
D. "Gee, you think? You think that maybe I should use these clamps that I use every single day at every opportunity? shouting You're a freaking genius, you idiot!" - Clamps, Futurama
A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.