cramps

/kɹæmps/ · noun

Meaning

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.
(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
To affect with cramps or spasms.
To prohibit movement or expression of.
To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
(by extension) To bind together; to unite.
A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.

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