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The correct spelling is cramp.

How to pronounce cramp

/kɹæmp/
noun

IPA: /kɹæmp/

Say it like: Cra-mp

The correct spelling is cramp. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. For example: "You're cramping my style."

Usage Examples

You're cramping my style.

You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.

to cramp boot legs

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. 2.That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
  3. 3.A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  4. 4.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.

verb

  1. 1.(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  2. 2.To affect with cramps or spasms.
  3. 3.To prohibit movement or expression of.
  4. 4.To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
  5. 5.To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.

adjective

  1. 1.Cramped; narrow

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