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cramps

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  • IPA /kɹæmps/

Noun

cramps noun

  1. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
  3. A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  4. 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

  1. A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.

Verb

cramps verb

  1. (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  2. To affect with cramps or spasms.
  3. To prohibit movement or expression of.“You're cramping my style.”
  4. 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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