Definition of Cramp

1. Verb. Secure with a cramp. "Cramp the wood"

Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure

2. Noun. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.

3. Verb. Prevent the progress or free movement of. "The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Exact synonyms: Halter, Hamper, Strangle
Generic synonyms: Bound, Confine, Limit, Restrain, Restrict, Throttle, Trammel
Derivative terms: Hamper

4. Noun. A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued.
Generic synonyms: Clamp, Clinch

5. Verb. Affect with or as if with a cramp.
Generic synonyms: Affect

6. Noun. A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together.
Exact synonyms: Cramp Iron
Generic synonyms: Slip, Strip

7. Verb. Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle.
Generic synonyms: Get, Have, Suffer, Sustain

Definition of Cramp

1. n. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

2. v. t. To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

3. a. Knotty; difficult.

4. n. A paralysis of certain muscles due to excessive use; as, writer's cramp; milker's cramp, etc.

Definition of Cramp

1. Noun. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. ¹

2. Noun. A clamp for carpentry or masonry. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To prohibit movement or expression. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cramp

1. to restrain or confine [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Cramp

1. 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localised muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress's cramp, writer's cramp. Origin: M.E. Crampe, fr. O. Fr., fr. Germanic (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cramp

cramboes
crambos
cramdown
cramdowns
crame
crames
cramesies
cramesy
crammed
crammer
crammers
cramming
cramoisie
cramoisies
cramoisy
cramp (current term)
cramp iron
cramp someone's style
crampbark
cramped
crampedness
crampet
crampets
crampfish
crampfishes
crampier
crampiest
crampiness
cramping
crampit

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