A frame with an adjustable part to hold pieces together; a clamp.
A cramp iron.
A compressing or restraining force, influence, or thing.
A confined position or part.
tr.v.
cramped, cramp·ing, cramps
To hold together with a cramp.
To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical freedom of: were cramped in the tiny cubicle.
To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.
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.]
(krāmp) 