[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.Compare quahog , soft-shell clam soft-shell clam.", "Informal.a secretive or silent person.", "clamminess .", "Slang.a dollar or the sum of a dollar:I only made 60 clams a week."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to gather or dig clams."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Slang.to refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information:The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser, but the class clammed up."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["British Dialect. clamp(defs1, 2, 3) clamp(defs1, 2, 3).", "Machinery.(formerly) pincers ."]}]