Cramp - Definition

n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn:
spasm, cramp, muscle spasm]
2: a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are
glued
3: a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold
masonry together [syn: cramp, cramp iron]
v 1: secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"
2: 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" [syn: hamper, halter, cramp, strangle]
3: affect with or as if with a cramp
4: suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle