a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
noun
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
verb
secure with a cramp
“cramp the wood”
verb
prevent the progress or free movement of
“He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
verb
affect with or as if with a cramp
verb
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
Word Forms
cramp
verb
secure with a cramp
cramp
noun
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
hamper
noun
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Krampf
eine schmerzhafte und unwillkürliche Muskelkontraktion
🇫🇷French
crampe
une contraction musculaire douloureuse et involontaire
🇪🇸Spanish
calambre
una contracción muscular dolorosa e involuntaria
🇮🇹Italian
crampo
una contrazione muscolare dolorosa e involontaria
🇳🇱Dutch
kramp
een pijnlijke en onvrijwillige spiersamentrekking
🇵🇹Portuguese
cãibra
uma contração muscular dolorosa e involuntária
🇷🇺Russian
судорога
болезненное и непроизвольное мышечное сокращение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ऐंठन
एक दर्दनाक और अनैच्छिक मांसपेशी संकुचन
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্র্যাম্প
একটি বেদনাদায়ক এবং অনিচ্ছাকৃত পেশী সংকোচন
🇮🇳Tamil
தசைப்பிடிப்பு
ஒரு வலி மற்றும் விருப்பமில்லாத தசை சுருக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
తిమ్మిరి
బాధాకరమైన మరియు అసంకల్పిత కండరాల సంకోచం
🇮🇳Marathi
क्रॅम्प
वेदनादायक आणि अनैच्छिक स्नायू आकुंचन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખેંચાણ
પીડાદાયક અને અનૈચ્છિક સ્નાયુબદ્ધ સંકોચન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೆಳೆತ
ನೋವಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಅನೈಚ್ಛಿಕ ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ ಸಂಕೋಚನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മലബന്ധം
വേദനാജനകവും അനിയന്ത്രിതവുമായ പേശി സങ്കോചം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੜਵੱਲ
ਇੱਕ ਦਰਦਨਾਕ ਅਤੇ ਅਣਇੱਛਤ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਸੰਕੁਚਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
درد
ایک تکلیف دہ اور غیر ارادی پٹھوں کا سنکچن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抽筋
疼痛且不自主的肌肉收缩
🇯🇵Japanese
けいれん
痛みを伴う不随意な筋肉の収縮
🇰🇷Korean
쥐
고통스럽고 비자발적인 근육 수축
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuột rút
sự co cơ đau đớn và không tự nguyện
🇹🇭Thai
ตะคริว
การหดตัวของกล้ามเนื้อที่เจ็บปวดและไม่ได้ตั้งใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kejang
kontraksi otot yang menyakitkan dan tidak disengaja
🇲🇾Malay
kekejangan
penguncupan otot yang menyakitkan dan tidak disengajakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تشنج
انقباض عضلي مؤلم وغير إرادي
🇮🇷Persian
گرفتگی
انقباض عضلانی دردناک و غیر ارادی
🇹🇷Turkish
kramp
ağrılı ve istemsiz kas kasılması
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַגבִּיל
התכווצות שרירים כואבת ולא רצונית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cramp'?
The primary meaning of 'cramp' is 'a painful and involuntary muscular contraction'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cramp' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cramp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cramp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cramp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'cramp' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'cramp' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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