| 单词 | cramp |
| 释义 | cramp cramp1 /kramp/, n. 1. Often, cramps. a. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, esp. of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain. b. a piercing pain in the abdomen. c. an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor. 2. See writer's cramp. v.t. 3. to affect with or as if with a cramp. [1325-75; ME crampe < OF < Gmc; c. MD crampe, OS krampo, OHG krampfo; deriv. of adj. meaning narrow, constrained, bent; cf. OHG krampf, ON krappr; akin to CRIMP] cramp2 —crampingly, adv. /kramp/, n. 1. See cramp iron. 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 confine narrowly; restrict; restrain; hamper. 7. to turn (the front wheels of a motor vehicle) by means of the steering gear; steer. 8. cramp one's style, Informal. to prevent one from showing one's best abilities. adj. 9. cramped2. [1375-1425; late ME crampe < MD: hook. See CRAMP1] |
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