cramp
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
- 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.
Verb
- (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
- To affect with cramps or spasms.
- To prohibit movement or expression of.
- To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
- To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
- To bind together; to unite.
- To form on a cramp.
Adjective
- cramped; narrow
Proper noun
- A surname.
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