cramp

  1. Noun.  A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. Noun.  A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To prohibit movement or expression.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.

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