English dictionary

cramp

/kr/&/mp/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

noun.state

Synonyms muscle spasm spasm

Source: WordNet 3.0
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

noun.artifact

Synonyms cramp iron

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

noun

Source: webster1913
A paralysis of certain muscles due to excessive use; as, writer's <i>cramp</i>; milker's <i>cramp</i>, etc.

noun

Source: webster1913

secure with a cramp

verb.contact

Examples
Cramp the wood.

Source: WordNet 3.0
prevent the progress or free movement of

verb.change

Synonyms halter hamper strangle

Source: WordNet 3.0
affect with or as if with a cramp

verb.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

verb.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

verb

Source: webster1913