charley horse

char·ley horse

 (chär′lē)

n. Informal

A cramp or stiffness in a muscle, especially of the upper leg, caused by injury or excessive exertion.

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[Originally baseball slang, of unknown origin.]

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charley horse

(ˈtʃɑːlɪ)

n

(Medicine) informal US and Canadian muscle stiffness or cramp following strenuous athletic exercise

[C19: of uncertain origin]

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char′ley horse`

(ˈtʃɑr li)
n.

a cramp or a sore muscle, esp. in the leg, resulting from overuse or strain.

[1885–90; orig. baseball slang]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

charley horse - a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise charley-horse colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech cramp, muscle spasm, spasm - a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

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Translations

charley horse

[ˈtʃɑːlɪhɔːs] N (US) → calambre m

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charley horse

n (US inf) → steifes Bein

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char·ley horse

n. dolor y sensibilidad en un músculo;

pop. calambre.

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charley horse

n (fam) calambre m muscular de la pantorilla

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