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cramp

/kɹˈæmp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
  3. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

verb

  1. secure with a cramp
    “cramp the wood”
  2. prevent the progress or free movement of
    “He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
  3. affect with or as if with a cramp
  4. suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

Synonyms for cramp

Words that rhyme with cramp

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