| cramp | | |
| n. (state) | 1. cramp, muscle spasm, spasm | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction. |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ charley-horse, charley horse | a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise. |
| ~ graphospasm, writer's cramp | muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil. |
| ~ blepharospasm | spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye. |
| ~ crick, kink, rick, wrick | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British). |
| ~ myoclonus | a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group. |
| ~ opisthotonos | severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back. |
| ~ twitch, twitching, vellication | a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition. |
| ~ tenesmus | painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome. |
| ~ trismus | prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cramp | a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued. |
| ~ clamp, clinch | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cramp, cramp iron | a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together. |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| v. (contact) | 4. cramp | secure with a cramp.; "cramp the wood" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (change) | 5. cramp, halter, hamper, strangle | 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" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| v. (body) | 6. cramp | affect with or as if with a cramp. |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| v. (body) | 7. cramp | suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle. |
| ~ suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
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