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Definition of Cramp
1. Verb. Secure with a cramp. "Cramp the wood"
2. Noun. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Specialized synonyms: Charley Horse, Charley-horse, Graphospasm, Writer's Cramp, Blepharospasm, Crick, Kink, Rick, Wrick, Myoclonus, Opisthotonos, Twitch, Twitching, Vellication, Tenesmus, Trismus
3. Verb. Prevent the progress or free movement of. "The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
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.
5. Verb. Affect with or as if with a cramp.
6. Noun. A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together.
7. Verb. Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle.
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)