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cramp

1. cramp \'kramp\ n [ME crampe, fr. MF, of Gmc origin; akin to LG krampe 
   hook] 1: a spasmodic painful involuntary contraction of a muscle  2: a 
   temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse  3: sharp abdominal pain - used 
   usu. in pl. 
2. cramp n [LG or obs. D krampe hook; akin to OE cradol cradle] 1a: a 
   device usu. of iron bent at the ends used to hold timbers or blocks o f 
   stone together 1b: CLAMP  2a: something that confines : SHACKLE  2b: the 
   state of being confined  - cramp aj
3. cramp vt 1: to affect with or as if with cramp  2: CONFINEM, RESTRAIN  
   3: to turn (the front wheels of a vehicle) to right or left  4: to fasten 
   or hold with a cramp  : to suffer from cramps