noun
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Synonyms
noun
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
noun
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles
Synonyms
cramp iron
Examples
- used to hold masonry together
verb
secure with a cramp
Examples
- cramp the wood
verb
prevent the progress or free movement of
Synonyms
Examples
- He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
- the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
verb
affect with or as if with a cramp
verb
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle