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cramp

2  [kramp]
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–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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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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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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