1. Often cramps .
• a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
• a piercing pain in the abdomen.
• 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. writer's cramp.

3. to affect with or as if with a cramp.

1. 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.

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. cramped².

9. to prevent one from showing one's best abilities.

1. 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

4. to affect with or as if with a cramp

1. 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
3. something that confines or restricts
4. a confined state or position

5. to secure or hold with a cramp
6. to confine, hamper, or restrict
7. to prevent a person from using his abilities or acting freely and confidently

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