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cramp
cramp 1 C0721700 (krămp)n.1. An involuntary, spasmodic muscle contraction causing severe pain.2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.3. cramps Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.v. cramped, cramp·ing, cramps v.tr. To affect with or as if with a cramp.v.intr. To suffer from or experience cramps.
[Middle English crampe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
cramp 2 C0721700 (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. Cramped.Idiom: 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.]cramp (kræmp) n1. (Pathology) a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by overexertion, heat, or chill2. (Pathology) temporary partial paralysis of a muscle group: writer's cramp. 3. (Pathology) (usually plural in the US and Canada) severe abdominal painvb (Pathology) (tr) to affect with or as if with a cramp[C14: from Old French crampe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krampho]
cramp (kræmp) n1. (Tools) Also called: cramp iron a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry2. (Tools) a device for holding pieces of wood while they are glued; clamp3. something that confines or restricts4. a confined state or positionvb (tr) 5. (Tools) to secure or hold with a cramp6. to confine, hamper, or restrict7. cramp someone's style informal to prevent a person from using his abilities or acting freely and confidently[C15: from Middle Dutch crampe cramp, hook, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German khramph bent; see cramp1]cramp1 (kræmp)
n. 1. Often, cramps. a. an involuntary, usu. painful contraction or spasm of a muscle or muscles. b. a painful contraction of involuntary muscle in the wall of the abdomen, uterus, or other organ. 2. writer's cramp. v.t. 3. to affect with or as if with a cramp. [1325–75; Middle English crampe < Old French < Germanic; compare Old Saxon krampo, Old High German krampfo cramp] cramp2 (kræmp)
n. 1. a metal bar with bent ends for holding together building stones or for fastening them to a steel or concrete beam. 2. a portable frame or tool with a movable part that can be screwed up to hold things together; clamp. 3. anything that confines or restrains. 4. a cramped state or part. v.t. 5. to fasten or hold with a cramp. 6. to restrict or hamper. 7. to steer (the wheels of a vehicle) in order to make a turn. Idioms: cramp one's style, to prevent one from showing one's best abilities. [1375–1425; late Middle English crampe < Middle Dutch: hook. See cramp1] cramp
Past participle: cramped
Gerund: cramping
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| I cramp | | you cramp | | he/she/it cramps | | we cramp | | you cramp | | they cramp |
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| I cramped | | you cramped | | he/she/it cramped | | we cramped | | you cramped | | they cramped |
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| I am cramping | | you are cramping | | he/she/it is cramping | | we are cramping | | you are cramping | | they are cramping |
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| I have cramped | | you have cramped | | he/she/it has cramped | | we have cramped | | you have cramped | | they have cramped |
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| I was cramping | | you were cramping | | he/she/it was cramping | | we were cramping | | you were cramping | | they were cramping |
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| I had cramped | | you had cramped | | he/she/it had cramped | | we had cramped | | you had cramped | | they had cramped |
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| I will cramp | | you will cramp | | he/she/it will cramp | | we will cramp | | you will cramp | | they will cramp |
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| I will have cramped | | you will have cramped | | he/she/it will have cramped | | we will have cramped | | you will have cramped | | they will have cramped |
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| I will be cramping | | you will be cramping | | he/she/it will be cramping | | we will be cramping | | you will be cramping | | they will be cramping |
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| I have been cramping | | you have been cramping | | he/she/it has been cramping | | we have been cramping | | you have been cramping | | they have been cramping |
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| I will have been cramping | | you will have been cramping | | he/she/it will have been cramping | | we will have been cramping | | you will have been cramping | | they will have been cramping |
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| I had been cramping | | you had been cramping | | he/she/it had been cramping | | we had been cramping | | you had been cramping | | they had been cramping |
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| I would cramp | | you would cramp | | he/she/it would cramp | | we would cramp | | you would cramp | | they would cramp |
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| I would have cramped | | you would have cramped | | he/she/it would have cramped | | we would have cramped | | you would have cramped | | they would have cramped |
crampA painful involuntary muscle spasm, which may result from loss of salt owing to excessive sweating or from deficient blood supply to the affected area.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cramp - a painful and involuntary muscular contractionmuscle spasm, spasmsymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasecharley horse, charley-horse - a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercisegraphospasm, writer's cramp - muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencilblepharospasm - spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eyecrick, kink, rick, wrick - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)myoclonus - a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle groupopisthotonos - severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the backtwitch, twitching, vellication - a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous conditiontenesmus - painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrometrismus - prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles | | 2. | cramp - a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are gluedclamp, clinch - a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | | 3. |  cramp - a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry togethercramp ironstrip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material | | Verb | 1. | cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" | | 2. | cramp - 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"hamper, halter, strangleconfine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | | 3. | cramp - affect with or as if with a crampaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | | 4. | cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a musclesuffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
cramp1noun spasm, pain, ache, contraction, pang, stiffness, stitch, convulsion, twinge, crick, shooting pain She started getting stomach cramps this morning.
cramp2verb restrict, hamper, inhibit, hinder, check, handicap, confine, hamstring, constrain, obstruct, impede, shackle, circumscribe, encumber Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style.cramp 1nounA violent, excruciating seizure of pain:paroxysm, shoot, spasm, throe.
cramp 2nounSomething that limits or restricts:check, circumscription, constraint, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel.verbTo check the freedom and spontaneity of:constrain, constrict, inhibit.Translationscramp (krӕmp) noun (a) painful stiffening of the muscles. The swimmer got cramp and drowned. 痛性痙攣 痛性痉挛 verb1. to put into too small a space. We were all cramped together in a tiny room. 塞進，擠進 紧缩2. to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts. 限制，阻礙 束缚，阻碍 - I've got a cramp in my leg (US)
I've got cramp in my leg (UK) → 我的小腿抽筋
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brain crampA momentary mental lapse in attention, memory, understanding, care, or competence. Sorry boss, I just had a little brain cramp there. What were you saying again? Jack, having a bit of a brain cramp, accidentally sawed the beam completely in two.See also: brain, crampcramp (one's) styleTo inhibit or interfere with what one wants to do. Ugh, having a test on Monday is really cramping my style. I just want to party all weekend! My parents coming to stay with me this weekend is totally going to cramp my style. When am I supposed to get anything done?See also: cramp, stylecramp up1. To begin to experience muscle cramps. Whoa, I need to rest for a minute—my leg is cramping up.2. To cause one to begin to experience muscle cramps. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cramp" and up." I need to get some water—dehydration is starting to cramp me up.3. To squeeze or force someone or something into an overly small space. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cramp" and up." Every time you try to cramp up more stuff in this closet, it all comes crashing down on me the next time I open it. Don't leave the dog cramped up in his cage all day!See also: cramp, upwriter's crampA cramp in one's hand that arises from gripping a pen or pencil too tightly or for too long at a time. I started getting writer's cramp about two hours into the exam. She was taking notes so fastidiously during class that I worried she'd end up with writer's cramp.See also: crampcramp someone's styleFig. to limit someone in some way. I hope this doesn't cramp your style, but could you please not hum while you work? To ask Bob to keep regular hours would really be cramping his style.See also: cramp, stylecramp someone's styleRestrict or prevent someone from free action or expression, as in It really cramps my style when Mom hovers around me while I'm making dinner. Although in 1819 Charles Lamb complained that using different inks cramped his style of writing, the present sense of this colloquial term dates only from the early 1900s. See also: cramp, stylecramp someone's style If someone or something cramps your style, they prevent you from behaving freely in the way that you want. You two relax and celebrate on your own. You don't want us oldies cramping your style. Like more and more women with good jobs, independent spirits and high standards, she believes marriage would cramp her style.See also: cramp, stylecramp someone's style prevent a person from acting freely or naturally. informalSee also: cramp, stylecramp somebody’s ˈstyle prevent somebody from doing something freely, or living as they want: She thinks that being seen with her parents cramps her style. ♢ Are you sure you don’t mind me coming along? I’d hate to cramp your style!See also: cramp, stylecramp upv.1. To suffer muscle cramps: I cramped up while swimming today.2. To cause someone or something to suffer muscle cramps: That lousy meal cramped me up.3. To squeeze something tightly into a restrictive space or position: There are too many subjects cramped up together under the same heading. I was cramped up in the back seat of a compact car for hours.See also: cramp, up cramp (one's) style To restrict or prevent from free action or expression.See also: cramp, stylecramp someone's style, toTo restrict someone’s natural actions; to prevent someone from doing his or her best. This seemingly up-to-date locution was first used by Charles Lamb in 1819. He was alluding to writer’s cramp, which constricted the natural flow of one’s pen. Figuratively the term came into use in the early twentieth century. W. Somerset Maugham used it in his early spy novel, Ashenden or: The British Agent (1927): “I can’t help thinking it would cramp your style.”See also: crampwriter's crampA painful spasm in the hand that restricts the ability to use a pen or pencil. Back in the Paleozoic Era when people wrote by hand instead of typewriters and then computers (you youngsters can ask your parents or grandparents if you don't believe me), excessive use of a pen or pencil would cause a person's hand to tense up or go into a spasm that made further writing painful or impossible or both. The condition wasn't called “repetitive stress syndrome” back then. It was “writer's cramp,” and that was no excuse for the schoolroom punishment of being made to write “I will not talk in class” one hundred times on the blackboard.See also: crampcramp
cramp, painful uncontrollable contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. The type that results from cold, strain, or disturbance of circulation (as experienced by swimmers) is eased by massage and the application of heat. Cramp in the abdominal or skeletal muscles brought on by hard physical exertion in extremely high temperatures (e.g., in miners, stokers, or firemen) because of loss of salt from the body during profuse perspiration can last for hours or days if untreated. Such cramps are considered to be a type of heat exhaustionheat exhaustion,
condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness.
..... Click the link for more information. . A cool atmosphere and the replacement of salt and water orally or intravenously is required, and application of heat is not recommended. Heat cramps in persons who do heavy labor can be prevented by the addition of salt to drinking water or by taking salt tablets. Contraction of muscles in a hollow organ is known as coliccolic,
intense pain caused by spasmodic contractions of one of the hollow organs, e.g., the stomach, intestine, gall bladder, ureter, or oviduct. The cause of colic is irritation and/or obstruction, and the irritant and/or obstruction may be a stone (as in the gall bladder or
..... Click the link for more information. . A stitch in the side is due to a cramp in the muscles between the ribs.cramp[kramp] (design engineering) A metal plate with bent ends used to hold blocks together. (medicine) Painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle, such as a leg or foot cramp that may occur in normal individuals at night or in swimming. Any cramplike pain, as of the intestine, or that accompanying dysmenorrhea. Spasm of certain muscles, which may be intermittent or constant, from excessive use. cramp  cramp, 1 1. A U-shaped metal fastening to hold adjacent units of masonry together, as in acramp11. a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by overexertion, heat, or chill 2. temporary partial paralysis of a muscle group 3. severe abdominal pain
cramp21. a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry 2. a device for holding pieces of wood while they are glued; clamp
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cramp [kramp] a painful spasmodic muscular contraction.heat cramp spasm accompanied by pain, weak pulse, and dilated pupils; seen in workers in intense heat.recumbency c's cramping in the muscles of the lower limbs and feet occurring while resting or during light sleep.writers' cramp a muscle cramp in the hand caused by excessive use in writing.cramp (kramp), 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localized muscle spasm related to occupational use, classified according to the occupation of the sufferer; for example, seamstress's cramp, writer's cramp. [M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic] cramp (krămp)n.1. An involuntary, spasmodic muscle contraction causing severe pain.2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.3. cramps Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.v. cramped, cramping, cramps v.tr. To affect with or as if with a cramp.v.intr. To suffer from or experience cramps.A painful, involuntary muscle spasmcramp Medtalk A painful, involuntary muscle spasm. See Heat cramp, Menstrual cramp, Pianist's cramp, Word-processor's cramp, Writer's cramp. cramp (kramp) 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by an involuntary muscular contraction. 2. A localized muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer (e.g., writer's cramp).
See also: dysmenorrhea[M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic]cramp Powerful, sustained and painful contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles. The pain persists until the contraction eases off. Cramp may be caused by salt deficiency. The cause of the common night cramps is obscure. See also WRITER'S CRAMP.cramp (kramp) A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. [M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic]Patient discussion about crampQ. What are muscle cramps caused from? I am a 30 year old woman and am pregnant. I keep on getting a muscle cramps on the back on my lower leg. It really hurts! What is causing it and how can I prevent it?A. You can get muscle cramps almost anywhere in your body during pregnancy, but the most common site is your calves. Although the spasms may only last a short time, they can be very severe.
No one knows for certain what causes leg cramps in pregnancy, though there are some theories: Deficiencies in salt, calcium, magnesium and vitamin C or changes in blood circulation.
To prevent it make sure to stretch your muscles before bed and if you do get a cramp, immediately stretch your calf muscles: Straighten your leg, heel first, and gently flex your toes back toward your shins. It might hurt at first, but it will ease the spasm and the pain will gradually go away.
Q. What causes cramps in, under and around the rib cage? A. Im not really sure, but you may have IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS affects up to 55 million Americans, mostly women. IBS causes are unknown. IBS symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramps. There are IBS treatments such as diet and lifestyle changes and medications that can help. Do you have any of these symptoms? Almost everything that i found with rib cage pain said something about IBS. Not really sure if this is your problem, but I hope this helps. Q. How to prevent leg cramps? Every night I get terrible leg cramps that wake me up from my sleep. This only started happening during my pregnancy. How can I stop it from happening?A. You can try to prevent night cramps by wearing socks to bed or by pressing your foot against the bed board. If the painful cramps continue, ask your doctor about calcium or magnesium supplements as they can sometimes help. More discussions about crampCRAMP
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cramp
Related to cramp: Menstrual crampSynonyms for crampnoun spasmSynonyms- spasm
- pain
- ache
- contraction
- pang
- stiffness
- stitch
- convulsion
- twinge
- crick
- shooting pain
verb restrictSynonyms- restrict
- hamper
- inhibit
- hinder
- check
- handicap
- confine
- hamstring
- constrain
- obstruct
- impede
- shackle
- circumscribe
- encumber
Synonyms for crampnoun a violent, excruciating seizure of painSynonymsnoun something that limits or restrictsSynonyms- check
- circumscription
- constraint
- curb
- inhibition
- limit
- limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- stricture
- trammel
verb to check the freedom and spontaneity ofSynonyms- constrain
- constrict
- inhibit
Synonyms for crampnoun a painful and involuntary muscular contractionSynonymsRelated Words- symptom
- charley horse
- charley-horse
- graphospasm
- writer's cramp
- blepharospasm
- crick
- kink
- rick
- wrick
- myoclonus
- opisthotonos
- twitch
- twitching
- vellication
- tenesmus
- trismus
noun a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are gluedRelated Wordsnoun a strip of metal with ends bent at right anglesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb secure with a crampRelated Wordsverb prevent the progress or free movement ofSynonymsRelated Words- confine
- limit
- throttle
- trammel
- restrain
- restrict
- bound
verb affect with or as if with a crampRelated Wordsverb suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscleRelated Words |