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cramp ¹  (krmp)

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

v.tr.

To affect with or as if with a cramp.

v.intr.

To suffer from or experience cramps.

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[Middle English crampe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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cramp ²  (krmp)

n.

1. A frame with an adjustable part to hold pieces together; a clamp.

2. A cramp iron.

3. A compressing or restraining force, influence, or thing.

4. A confined position or part.

tr.v. cramped, cramp·ing, cramps

1. To hold together with a cramp.

2. To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical freedom of: were cramped in the tiny cubicle.

3.

a. To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.

b. To jam (a wheel) by a short turn.

adj.

Cramped.

Idiom:

cramp (one's) style

To restrict or prevent from free action or expression.

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[Middle English crampe, probably from Middle Dutch, hook, cramp. Adj., probably akin to Icelandic krappr, constrained, tight, and Old High German cramf, squeezed.]

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cramp¹

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by overexertion, heat, or chill

2. (Medicine / Pathology) temporary partial paralysis of a muscle group writer's cramp

3. (Medicine / Pathology) (usually plural in the US and Canada) severe abdominal pain

vb

(Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to affect with or as if with a cramp

[from Old French crampe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krampho]

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cramp²

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) Also called cramp iron a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry

2. (Engineering / Tools) a device for holding pieces of wood while they are glued; clamp

3. something that confines or restricts

4. a confined state or position

vb (tr)

1. (Engineering / Tools) to secure or hold with a cramp

2. to confine, hamper, or restrict

cramp (someone's) style Informal to prevent (a person) from using his abilities or acting freely and confidently

[from Middle Dutch crampe cramp, hook, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German khramph bent; see cramp¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cramp - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction muscle spasm, spasm symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease charley horse, charley-horse - a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise graphospasm, writer's cramp - muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil blepharospasm - spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye crick, kink, rick, wrick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) myoclonus - a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group opisthotonos - severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back twitch, twitching, vellication - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition tenesmus - painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome trismus - prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
	2.	cramp - a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued clamp, clinch - a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
	3.	cramp - a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together cramp iron strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Verb	1.	cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	cramp - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" hamper, halter, strangle confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	3.	cramp - affect with or as if with a cramp affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
	4.	cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle suffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

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cramp¹

noun spasm, pain, ache, contraction, pang, stiffness, stitch, convulsion, twinge, crick, shooting pain She started getting stomach cramps this morning.

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cramp²

verb restrict, hamper, inhibit, hinder, check, handicap, confine, hamstring, constrain, obstruct, impede, shackle, circumscribe, encumber Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style.

Translations

cramp¹ [kræmp]

A. N (Med) → calambre m
writer's cramp → calambre m en las manos(por escribir mucho)

B. VT (= restrict) [+ development] → poner obstáculos a, poner trabas a
to cramp sb's style → cortar las alas a algn

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cramp² [kræmp] N (Tech) → grapa f (Archit) → pieza f de unión, abrazadera f

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cramp [ˈkræmp]

n (= pain) → crampe f

vt
to cramp sb's style → priver qn de ses moyens

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cramp¹

n (Med) → Krampf m; to have cramp in one’s leg → einen Krampf im Bein haben; to have the cramps (US) → Krämpfe haben

vt

(also cramp up) persons → zusammenpferchen, einpferchen; writing → eng zusammenkritzeln

(fig: = hinder) → behindern; to cramp somebody’s style → jdm im Weg sein

(= give cramp to) → Krämpfe pl → verursachen in (+dat)

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cramp²

n (also cramp iron) → Bauklammer f

vt → klammern

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cramp [kræmp]

1. n (Med) cramp (in) → crampo (a)

2. vt (hinder, person) → impacciare, inibire; (progress) → ostacolare, frenare
your presence is cramping my style (fam) → la tua presenza mi inibisce

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cramp [kræmp]

1. n (Med) cramp (in) → crampo (a)

2. vt (hinder, person) → impacciare, inibire; (progress) → ostacolare, frenare
your presence is cramping my style (fam) → la tua presenza mi inibisce

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cramp

n cramp [krӕmp]

(a) painful stiffening of the muscles The swimmer got cramp and drowned. kramp تَشَنُّج схващане křeč krampe der Krampf κράμπα calambre, rampa kramp گرفتگی عضله kouristus, suonenveto crampe הִתכּווצוּת שְׁרִירִים ऎंठन या मरोड़ की पीड़ा देना grč görcs kejang krampi crampo 筋肉のけいれん 경련 mėšlungis, spazmas krampji kejang otot kramp krampe skurcz câimbra crampă судорога kŕč krč grč kramp ตะคริว kramp 痛性痙攣 судома, корчі اك‍ڑن chuột rút 痛性痉挛

v

1 to put into too small a space We were all cramped together in a tiny room. indruk يَحْشو، يُدْخِل في مكان ضَيّق набутвам nacpat, stěsnat presse sammen einzwängen στριμώχνω apretar, amontonar sisse suruma چپاندن؛ انباشتن ahtaa entasser לְהַחֲזִיק בְמָקוֹם צָר जकड़ना, रोकना zbiti összeszorít menjejali þvinga, troða stipare 閉じ込める 좁은 공간에 가두다 ankštai patalpinti saspiest; iespiest (mazā telpā) bersesak op elkaar pakken tvinge/presse sammen wtłaczać, pakować apertar a (se) înghesui тесниться napchať stisniti skučiti se tränga ihop ถูกอัดแน่น sıkıştırmak 塞進，擠進 стиснути چ‍ھ‍وٹ‍ی جگ‍ہ می‍ں ٹ‍ھونسنا bị chuột rút 紧缩

2 to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts. belemmer يُعيقُ، يُقَيِّدُ спъвам ochromit lægge en dæmper på hemmen δυσχεραίνω, περιορίζω restringir, limitar, estorbar piirama محدود کردن rajoittaa gêner לְהַגבִּיל रोक लगाना ograničiti, sputavati gátol membatasi takmarka limitare 妨げる 제한하다 riboti, varžyti ierobežot; kavēt menghadkan belemmeren hindre, hemme, legge bånd på ograniczać limitar a îngreuna ограничивать ochromiť ovirati sputavati begränsa, hämma จำกัด engellemek 限制，阻礙 зв'язувати محدود كرنا cản trở 束缚