The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLAMP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2012.
Holding device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLAMP | 43 % | 5 |
| VISE | 43 % | 4 |
| TONG | 5 % | 4 |
| CLASPER | 5 % | 7 |
| EGGCUP | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Holding device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- holder
- hand held
- pot holder
- hold with
- hand holding
- penholder
- peripheral device
- electrical device
- hold down
- handhold
- holding cell
- receptacle
Crossword Answer definitions
CLAMP noun- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
- An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
- A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- To hold or grip tightly.
- To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.
- To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.
- A heavy footstep; a tramp.
- To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CLAMP
- Workbench holder
- Holding device
- Gripping device
- Become strict, with "down"
- __ down on (suppress)
- Mechanical squeezer
- C as in carpentry?
- Get a grip
- "C" in a toolbox
- It's a gripper
More clues leading to the result VISE
- Workbench clamp
- Clamping device
- Gripping tool
- Woodshop tool
- It has strong metal jaws
- Workbench attachment
- Workbench gripper
- Tool with jaws
- Shop squeezer
- Workbench tool
More clues leading to the result TONG
- Chinese group
- Chinese mafia
- Grab some salad toppings
- Grip, as ice cubes
- Grab ice, maybe
- Grab, as an ice cube
- Serve sugar, in a way
- Chinese mob
- Chinese secret society
- Secret society in Chinatown