cramp 2 
(krămp)
(krămp)n.
1. A frame with an adjustable part to hold pieces together; a clamp.
2. A cramp iron.
3. A compressing or restraining force, influence, or thing.
4. A confined position or part.
tr.v. cramped, cramp·ing, cramps
1. To hold together with a cramp.
2. To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical freedom of: were cramped in the tiny cubicle.
3.
a. To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.
b. To jam (a wheel) by a short turn.
adj.
Idiom: Cramped.
cramp (one's) style
To restrict or prevent from free action or expression.
[Middle English crampe, probably from Middle Dutch, hook, cramp. Adj., probably akin to Icelandic krappr, constrained, tight, and Old High German cramf, squeezed.]