1) an apparatus used for holding things together tightly by means of a screw (clamp)

2) (of disease) that can be spread by means of bacteria carried in the air or in water (infectious)

3) a picture made by means of a camera (photograph)

4) a sound as of a bullet going through the air, or of the sudden tearing of cloth; a device with two toothed metal or plastic edges fastened together by means of a sliding tab, used for fastening articles of clothing; to open or close a coat, bag etc using a zip (zip)