cramp

[US]/kræmp/
[UK]/kræmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. an iron tool for gripping; a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction causing cramp or spasm
vt. to cause a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction; to fasten tightly with an iron clasp
adj. narrow; difficult to solve.

Phrases & Collocations

muscle cramp

leg cramp

severe cramp

stomach cramp

menstrual cramp

Example Sentences

cramp the gates to the posts.

were cramped in the tiny cubicle.

tighter rules will cramp economic growth.

rest your cramped arms for a moment.

staff had to work in cramped conditions.

he felt cramped in a large organization.

the room was bare, cramped, and impersonal.

people were shoehorned into cramped corners.

aches and cramps in a leg;

Byron was back aboard the cramped Devilfish.

Lack of money cramped our efforts.

He cooked for himself in the cramped kitchen.

the building's cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.

You must realize that it is arrogance that has cramped your progress.

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