cramped
adjective
[ krampt ]
• suffering from cramp.
• "rest your cramped arms for a moment"
• uncomfortably small or restricted.
• "staff had to work in cramped conditions"
Similar:
restricted,
confined,
constricted,
small,
tiny,
narrow,
compact,
tight,
poky,
uncomfortable,
minimal,
sparse,
inadequate,
hemmed in,
crowded,
overfull,
packed,
jammed,
congested,
strait,
incommodious,
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 .
