Complete Definition of "cramp"

English
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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmp|-æmp

Noun
en-noun

  1. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. A clamp for carpentry or masonry.

Translations
trans-top|A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled
Finnish: kramppi, lihaskramppi
German: Krampf m
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Spanish: calambre m
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trans-top|A clamp for carpentry or masonry
German: Klammer f
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Spanish: abrazadera f
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ttbc|Albanian: ngërç m, spazmë f
ttbc|Croatian: gr� m
ttbc|French: crampe f
ttbc|Hungarian: görcs
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ttbc|Ido: krampo
ttbc|Portuguese: cãibra f
ttbc|Romanian: spasm f and m, cârcel m, crampe pl
ttbc|Spanish: grapa f
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Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollable|uncontrollably.

  1. transitive To prohibit movement or expression.

#:You're cramping my style.

  1. transitive To restrain to a specific physical position.

#:You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.

Translations
trans-top|To contract painfully and uncontrollably
Finnish: krampata
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German: krampfen
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trans-top|To prohibit movement or expression
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trans-top|To restrain to a specific physical position
Finnish: kiinnittää
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