cramp
IPA: krˈæmp
noun
- A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
- That which confines or contracts.
- A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
- A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
- (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms.
- (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
- (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
- To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
- (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
- To form on a cramp.
adjective
- (archaic) cramped; narrow
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Examples of "cramp" in Sentences
- The layout is too cramped.
- They suffered from the cramp.
- The cramp bathroom inspired the idea.
- They were not able to cure the cramp.
- The fighting compartment was very cramped.
- Roofs would leak in the cramped classrooms.
- It was the list of The Cramp Twins episodes.
- The labourers lived in cramped tenement blocks.
- The people were not supposed to touch the cramp.
- Abdominal distension is not associated with pain but mild cramps may occur.