a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle

(in pl) severe abdominal pain, e.g. in menstruation

a usu metal device bent at the ends and used to hold timbers or blocks of stone together

a clamp

to affect (somebody) with cramp

Suppose she grew so tired and cramped that she could hold on no longer! — L M Montgomery

to confine or restrain (somebody or something)

Their researches were severely cramped by niggardly funding

to fasten or hold (something) with a clamp