cramp

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1. cramp - Noun

2. cramp - Adjective

3. cramp - Verb

4. Cramp - Proper noun

Meaning

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

A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron.

A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.

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.

A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.

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

To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp.

to bind together; to unite.

To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs.

To afflict with cramp.

Knotty; difficult.

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He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather Source: Internet

the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries Source: Internet

cramp the wood Source: Internet

About half of patients have associated dystonia, including cervical dystonia, writer's cramp, spasmodic dysphonia, and cranial dystonia, and 20% of the patients had associated parkinsonism. Source: Internet

Alioski’s afternoon took a turn for the worse when he suffered cramp while attempting a flamboyant breakdancing move as he and the team revelled on the pitch after the final whistle. Source: Internet

As you can see, Scott and Sofia won’t let the critics cramp their time by the beach. Source: Internet

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