Analysis Complete

cramp

/ cramp /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
Type of:
strip slip
noun Sense 2
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
Type of:
clamp
verb Sense 3
secure with a cramp
"cramp the wood"
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Derived:
cramp iron
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Type of:
symptom
Kinds of:
charley horse charley-horse writer's cramp graphospasm blepharospasm
verb Sense 5
prevent the progress or free movement of
"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
"the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Type of:
restrict restrain trammel
Derived:
shackle bond hamper trammel trammels
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

strip slip clamp fasten fix secure symptom charley horse charley-horse writer's cramp graphospasm blepharospasm