cramp
noun
[ kramp ]
• painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.
• "an attack of cramp"
Similar:
muscle/muscular spasm,
muscle/muscular contraction,
pang,
twinge,
crick,
kink,
stitch,
stiffness,
pain,
shooting pain,
ache,
convulsion,
tic,
twitch,
clonus,
hyperkinesis,
• a tool, typically shaped like a capital G, for clamping two objects together for gluing or other work.
cramp
verb
• inhibit the development of.
• "tighter rules will cramp economic growth"
Similar:
hinder,
impede,
inhibit,
hamper,
constrain,
hamstring,
obstruct,
block,
thwart,
slow,
check,
arrest,
curb,
bridle,
shackle,
encumber,
retard,
handicap,
tie,
interfere with,
restrict,
limit,
confine,
restrain,
set/impose limits on,
regulate,
control,
moderate,
cut down on,
stymie,
• fasten with a cramp or cramps.
• "cramp the gates to the posts"
• suffer from sudden and painful contractions of a muscle or muscles.
• "in the final game, Chang cramped severely"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krampe ; sense 1 of the noun is via Old French crampe .
