cramp meaning and definition

CRAMP noun

Definition of cramp (noun)

1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
   • synonyms: muscle spasm, spasm
2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
3. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
   • synonyms: cramp iron

CRAMP verb

Definition of cramp (verb)

1. secure with a cramp
   • "cramp the wood"
2. 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"
   • synonyms: halter, hamper, strangle
3. affect with or as if with a cramp
4. suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle