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cramp

1  [kramp]
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–noun
1. Often, cramps.
a. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, esp. of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
b. a piercing pain in the abdomen.
c. an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
2. writer's cramp.
–verb (used with object)
3. to affect with or as if with a cramp.
Origin:
1325–75; ME crampe < OF < Gmc; c. MD crampe, OS krampo, OHG krampfo; deriv. of adj. meaning narrow, constrained, bent; cf. OHG krampf, ON krappr; akin to crimp
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cramp

2  [kramp]
–noun
1. cramp iron.
2. a portable frame or tool with a movable part that can be screwed up to hold things together; clamp.
3. anything that confines or restrains.
4. a cramped state or part.
–verb (used with object)
5. to fasten or hold with a cramp.
6. to confine narrowly; restrict; restrain; hamper.
7. to turn (the front wheels of a motor vehicle) by means of the steering gear; steer.
–adjective
8. cramped 2 .
—Idiom
9. cramp one's style, Informal. to prevent one from showing one's best abilities.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME crampe < MD: hook. See cramp 1

Related forms:
cramp⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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cramp 1   (krāmp)   
n.  

  1. A sudden, involuntary, spasmodic muscular contraction causing severe pain, often occurring in the leg or shoulder as the result of strain or chill.

  2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.

  3. cramps Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.

v.   cramped, cramp·ing, cramps

v.   tr.
To affect with or as if with a cramp.
v.   intr.
To suffer from or experience cramps.

[Middle English crampe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
cramp 2   (krāmp)   
n.  

  1. A frame with an adjustable part to hold pieces together; a clamp.

  2. A cramp iron.

  3. A compressing or restraining force, influence, or thing.

  4. A confined position or part.

tr.v.   cramped, cramp·ing, cramps

  1. To hold together with a cramp.

  2. To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical freedom of: were cramped in the tiny cubicle.

    1. To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.

    2. To jam (a wheel) by a short turn.

adj.  Cramped.

[Middle English crampe, probably from Middle Dutch, hook, cramp. Adj., probably akin to Icelandic krappr, constrained, tight, and Old High German cramf, squeezed.]
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Word Origin & History

cramp  (n.)
"muscle contraction," 1374, from O.Fr. crampe, from a Frank. word (cf. O.H.G. krapmhe "cramp, spasm," related to kramph "bent, crooked"). The same P.Gmc. root yielded M.Du. crampe, M.L.G. krampe, one of which gave Eng. cramp "a metal bar bent at both ends" (1503), which yielded a metaphoric sense (first recorded 1719) of "something that confines or hinders." Writer's cramp is first attested 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cramp
Pronunciation: 'kramp
Function: noun
1 : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle cramp inthe leg>
2 : a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse —see WRITER'S CRAMP
3a : sharp abdominal pain —usually used in plural b : persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea —usually usedin plural

Main Entry: 2cramp
Function: transitive verb
: to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps cramping his limbs> crampintransitive senses
: to suffer from cramps
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cramp (krāmp)
n.

  1. A sudden, involuntary, spasmodic muscular contraction causing severe pain, often occurring in the leg or shoulder as the result of strain or chill.

  2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.

  3. cramps Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.

v. cramped, cramp·ing, cramps
To affect with or experience a cramp or cramps.

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