cramp
Pronunciation:
/kɹæmp/noun
Definitions
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
verb
Definitions
(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
To affect with cramps or spasms.
To prohibit movement or expression of.
Example: You're cramping my style.
To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
Example: You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.
adjective
Definitions
Cramped; narrow