Cramp

Quick meaning: Cramp is a noun meaning A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

Meaning

A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

More Meanings

1. That which confines or contracts.
2. A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
3. (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
4. (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms.
5. (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
6. (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

You're cramping my style.

He retired hurt at 31 due to a leg cramp.

You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.

A narrow Fortune is undoubtedly a Cramp to a great Mind.

Word Forms

• cramps
• cramping
• cramped

Synonyms for cramp

Depending on context, synonyms include restraint, shackle, hindrance, spasm, hamper, halter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hamper, spasm, halter, crick, kink, clamp.

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