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- [kramp]
- /kræmp/
- /kræmp/
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- [kramp]
- /kræmp/
Definitions of cramp word
- uncountable noun cramp Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time. 3
- noun cramp a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by overexertion, heat, or chill 3
- noun cramp temporary partial paralysis of a muscle group 3
- noun cramp severe abdominal pain 3
- verb cramp to affect with or as if with a cramp 3
- noun cramp a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry 3
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Origin of cramp
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English crampe < Old French < Germanic; cognate with Middle Dutch crampe, Old Saxon krampo, Old High German krampfo; derivative of adj. meaning narrow, constrained, bent; compare Old High German krampf, Old Norse krappr; akin to crimp1
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Parts of speech for Cramp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cramp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cramp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cramp
noun cramp
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- twinge — a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
- stiffness — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
verb cramp
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- shackle — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
adjective cramp
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- on ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- bedfast — bedridden
- shut in — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
Antonyms for cramp
noun cramp
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
verb cramp
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- release — to lease again.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
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