Cramped
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹæmpt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cramped is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of cramp.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of cramp.
More Meanings
- Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
- Overcrowded or congested.
- Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
- Illegible.
Example Sentences
Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
But the design of the '730s' wasn't just about the seating formation. The Metro-style walkthrough interior was chosen because it is much more spacious than the '323s', where the interconnecting doors between carriages, narrow central aisle, and cramped areas by the passenger doors had been deemed particularly constraining.
Since then we have had the opportunity to travel in them and were much impressed by the internal styling and comfort of the seating (with the minor exception of the single seats which have been tucked in longitudinally alongside some of the entrance vestibules and which are so cramped that only the slimmest of female figures could be comfortable in them; the space they occupy would have been better utilised to increase standing room).
Synonyms for cramped
Depending on context, synonyms include incommodious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incommodious, constrictive, narrow, congested, overcrowded, crowded.
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