/kɹæmp/
noun
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.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.verb
(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.To affect with cramps or spasms.To prohibit movement or expression of.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
Cramped; narrow