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- pronunciation:
- kraemp
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(sometimes pl.) a painful and debilitating contraction or spasm of any muscle of the body.
She was forced to drop out of the race when she got a cramp in her thigh.He wrote until his hand was paralyzed with writer's cramp.- similar words:
- kink
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| definition 2: |
(usu. pl.) severe abdominal pain, such as that caused by intestinal disorders or the uterine contractions occurring during labor and menstruation.
The food poisoning caused cramps and vomiting. |
| related words: |
grip, gripe, pang, twinge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cramps, cramping, cramped |
| definition: |
of muscle tissue, to contract suddenly, involuntarily, and usu. painfully.
As he was running, his calf muscle cramped. |
| related words: |
contract, knot, twinge |
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