a large shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that can open and close:
clam chowder / soup * The moment I mentioned the children he closed up like a clam (= became silent and refused to discuss the topic).
verb (-mm-)
PHRASALVERBS
clam up (on sb) (informal) to refuse to speak, especially when sb asks you about sth
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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