Definitions from Wiktionary (Cramp)
▸ noun: A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
▸ noun: That which confines or contracts.
▸ noun: A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ verb: (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
▸ verb: (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
▸ verb: (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
▸ verb: To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
▸ verb: (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
▸ verb: To form on a cramp.
▸ adjective: (archaic) cramped; narrow
▸ noun: A surname.
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▸ noun: A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
▸ noun: That which confines or contracts.
▸ noun: A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ verb: (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
▸ verb: (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
▸ verb: (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
▸ verb: To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
▸ verb: (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
▸ verb: To form on a cramp.
▸ adjective: (archaic) cramped; narrow
▸ noun: A surname.
Similar:
halter,
cramp iron,
hamper,
spasm,
contraction,
writer's cramp,
convulsion,
clenching,
strain,
spazm,
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muscle cramp,
menstrual cramp,
stomach cramp,
heat cramp,
writer's cramp,
night cramp,
leg cramp,
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