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      cramp
      noun
      A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
      That which confines or contracts.
      A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
      A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
      A surname.
      verb
      (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
      (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms.
      (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
      (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
      To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
      (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
      To form on a cramp.
      adjective
      (archaic) cramped; narrow
      Synonyms for cramp
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