cramp

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Synonyms: tramp, camp, cram, crap, crimp, clamp, ramp, champ, crump, wramp, crams

Antonyms: tramp, camp, cram, crap, crimp, clamp, ramp, champ, crump, wramp, crams

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Noun

1. A [[painful]] [[contraction]] of a [[muscle]] which cannot be [[control]]led; {{lb|en|sometimes}} a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
2. That which confines or contracts.
3. A [[clamp]] for [[carpentry]] or [[masonry]].
4. 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.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} (of a muscle) To [[contract]] [[painful]]ly and [[uncontrollable|uncontrollably]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To affect with cramps or spasms.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[prohibit]] [[movement]] or [[expression]] of.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[restrain]] to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
5. To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a [[cramp iron]].
6. {{lb|en|by extension}} To bind together; to unite.
7. To form on a cramp.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[cramped]]; [[narrow]]

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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