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cramped

/kɹæmpt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  2. To affect with cramps or spasms.
  3. To prohibit movement or expression of.
  4. To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
  5. To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
  6. (by extension) To bind together; to unite.
  7. Uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially.
  8. Overcrowded or congested.
  9. Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
  10. Illegible.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data