Cramp

  • 21cramp — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part of your body: I woke up in the middle of the night with cramp in my leg. | have/get cramp BrE have/get… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22cramp — I UK [kræmp] / US noun Word forms cramp : singular cramp plural cramps 1) [countable/uncountable] sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight 2) cramps [plural] pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period II UK [kræmp] /… …

    English dictionary

  • 23cramp — n. & v. n. 1 a a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles from the cold, exertion, etc. b = writer s cramp (see WRITER). 2 (also cramp iron) a metal bar with bent ends for holding masonry etc. together. 3 a portable tool for holding …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24cramp — [[t]kræ̱mp[/t]] cramps, cramping, cramped 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 25cramp — I. /kræmp / (say kramp) noun 1. a sudden involuntary, persistent contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes associated with severe pain, as writer s cramp. 2. (often plural) piercing pains in the… …

  • 26cramp — cramp1 [ kræmp ] noun 1. ) count or uncount sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight 2. ) cramps plural pains that a woman sometimes gets during her PERIOD cramp cramp 2 [ kræmp ] verb transitive to prevent something from… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27cramp — noun 1》 painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.     ↘(cramps) N. Amer. abdominal pain caused by menstruation. 2》 a tool, typically shaped like a capital G, for clamping two objects together.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28cramp — 1. noun a) A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. b) A clamp for carpentry or masonry. 2 …

    Wiktionary

  • 29cramp —    Numerous cures for cramp have been recorded, some with an alleged physical basis, while others are purely magical. Forbes gives several examples of verbal *charms, including the following from a schoolboy Samuel Coleridge Taylor:    The devil… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 30cramp — n. prolonged painful contraction of a muscle. It is sometimes caused by an imbalance of calcium and potassium salts in the body, but is more often a result of fatigue, imperfect posture, or stress. Spasm in the muscles making it impossible to… …

    The new mediacal dictionary