Cam

Definitions

1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
2. A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
3. Camera.
   informal
4. A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
5. Initialism of complementary and alternative medicine.
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6. Abbreviation of Campeche: a state of Mexico.
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7. A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
8. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
9. A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.
10. Initialism of common area maintenance.
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11. A ridge or mound of earth.
    UK, dialectal
12. A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
13. Initialism of computer-aided manufacturing.
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14. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
15. Initialism of cockpit area microphone.
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16. Initialism of cell-adhesion molecule.
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17. Initialism of crassulacean acid metabolism.
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18. Initialism of contract air mail (often followed by the route number, eg, CAM 21).
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
19. Initialism of content-addressable memory.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Cum doun t' cam' soid”

“Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.”

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