cramps
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Pronunciation
- IPA /kɹæmps/
Noun
cramps noun
- A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
- That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
- A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
- 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.
cramps noun
- A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.
Verb
cramps verb
- (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
- To affect with cramps or spasms.
- To prohibit movement or expression of.“You're cramping my style.”
- To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.“You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.”
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hamperspasmhaltercramp ironconvulsionstwingespangsachescolicspasmscontractionsconstrictionsthroesgripesstiffnesstightness
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