Cramp
/kɹæmp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts5 letters
Definition of Cramp
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.
"You're cramping my style."
- To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
"You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill."
- To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.