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
4
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
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"
"the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
3
affect with or as if with a cramp
4
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
5
(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
Example Sentences
"cramp the wood"
verb
"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
verb
"the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
verb
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