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• cramp — ► NOUN 1) painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles. 2) a tool for clamping two objects together. 3) (also cramp iron) a metal bar with bent ends for holding masonry together. ► VERB 1) restrict or inhibit the development of. 2)… …   English terms dictionary

• cramp — cramp1 [kramp] n. [ME crampe < OFr, bent, twisted < Frank * kramp; akin to MDu & MLowG krampe: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a sudden, painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles from chill, strain, etc. 2. partial local paralysis …   English World dictionary

• cramp — I [[t]kræmp[/t]] n. 1) pat Often, cramps a) pat an involuntary, usu. painful contraction or spasm of a muscle or muscles b) pat a painful contraction of involuntary muscle in the wall of the abdomen, uterus, or other organ 2) writer s cramp 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• cramp — {{11}}cramp (n.1) muscle contraction, late 14c., from O.Fr. crampe, from a Frankish word (Cf. O.H.G. krapmhe cramp, spasm, related to kramph bent, crooked ), from a P.Gmc. root forming many words for bent, crooked, including, via French, crampon …   Etymology dictionary

• cramp — 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

• cramp — 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… …  

• cramp — 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

• cramp iron — noun a) An iron bar, bent at right angles at each end, used to hold masonry together b) An arrangement of iron wedges inserted into a cavity to lift heavy stones; a lewis …   Wiktionary

• cramp — kræmp n. muscle contraction; clamp, bar which holds objects together v. confine, impede, restrain; constrict; fasten with a clamp …   English contemporary dictionary

• crampiron — cramp iron n. A bar, usually of iron, with right angle bends at both ends, used for permanently holding together stones, timber, and other materials used in building. * * * …   Universalium

• Clamp (tool) — A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term cramp is often used instead when the tool is for… …   Wikipedia