cramp
1. [ noun ] (medicine) a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Synonyms: spasm muscle_spasm
Related terms: symptom crick opisthotonos twitch blepharospasm myoclonus writer's_cramp tenesmus trismus charley-horse charleyhorse
2. [ noun ] a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
Related terms: clamp
3. [ verb ] prevent the progress or free movement of
Synonyms: hamper strangle halter
Examples:

"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather" "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

Related terms: restrict shackle
4. [ verb ] secure with a cramp
Examples:

"cramp the wood"

Related terms: fasten
5. [ noun ] a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
Synonyms: cramp_iron
Related terms: strip
Similar spelling:   crampon
  cramped
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  crumpet
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  Crumb
  Crambe
  crumbly
  Crumble