What is the meaning of clam?

noun

  • Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness.
  • A piece of paper money worth one dollar.
  • Flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams.

verb

  • Gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean. .
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