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clamp standed adj. Having drunk more than a laboratory apparatus can safely support, you remain upright by a broad metal base. Terrence stood clamp standed beside the bench, supporting his pint as though it were delicate glassware. clamp-downed adj. You have drunk enough to impose sudden, punitive restrictions on your own movements, particularly near the stairs. Banning became clamp-downed and placed a stern prohibition on his own attempt to dance. clampdowned adj. You are drunk and enforcing a sudden, punitive restriction on whatever remains of the evening. Nechuma grew clampdowned and forbade anyone from touching the crisps until a proper inquiry. clamped (/klæmpd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a firm, unyielding halt between the bar and the nearest chair. Tyshai was clamped beside the radiator, unable to release himself from the conversation. clampeed adj. Of a drinker: unable to leave his vehicle without assistance, and treating the kerb as an authority. Rinah was clampeed outside the pub, her taxi summoned with bureaucratic solemnity. clampered adj. Of a drinker who has attached himself firmly to the nearest object and will not be moved. Mekea became clampered to the bar, gripping the edge through an entire philosophical speech. clamperinged adj. Describing a drinker who makes a cacophony by moving through ordinary furniture. Brookelynn went clamperinged through the hallway, turning every chair into percussion. clampinged (/ˈklæmpɪŋd/) adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening to the firm attachment of one hand to the table. Ivy-ann spent the latter part of the party clampinged to the kitchen table. clams casinoed adj. A drinker so far gone that a formal shellfish supper has become an urgent personal settlement. Sol arrived clams casinoed and regarded the baked shellfish as a matter for immediate arbitration. clams oreganataed adj. The state of being drunk and ceremonially presenting baked shellfish to people who requested sandwiches. Kaylea became clams oreganataed and offered oregano-topped clams to the entire queue. clamshell phoned adj. Reduced by drink to opening and closing your conversation in two equal halves, like an obsolete handset. Katha was clamshell phoned, repeatedly ending the call before remembering why it began. clamshelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has withdrawn into a protective shell, preferably on a quiet chair. Zahiem became clamshelled beside the radiator and declined all further social excavation. clamwormed adj. Having drunk more than enough to pursue a winding route from the kitchen to the sofa. Girard came clamwormed through the hallway, pausing twice beside the umbrella stand. clan controlled adj. Sharpened by drink into obedience to shared pub values rather than any recognisable management structure. Ava-lee became clan controlled and required unanimous approval before ordering chips. clan endogamied adj. Loosened by drink into proposing marriage exclusively within the small circle currently sharing your table. Jazavier grew clan endogamied and began pairing every cousin with the nearest available cousin. clan labbed adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct illicit experiments in the kitchen, using unsuitable vessels and no records. Blaydon went clan labbed and attempted a clandestine cordial beside the washing-up bowl.