CRAMP

Cramp

A cramp is an involuntary temporary strong muscle contraction or overshortening, which may cause a severe pain. Usually the onset is sudden while the cramp resolves spontaneously in a few seconds to minutes. Common causes of skeletal muscle cramps may include muscle fatigue, low sodium, low potassium, and/or low magnesium. Smooth muscle cramps may be due to menstruation or gastroenteritis.

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cramp

Noun

  1. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  2. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
  3. A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  4. 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

  1. (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
  2. To prohibit movement or expression.
    You're cramping my style.
  3. To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
    You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.
  4. To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp.
  5. To bind together; to unite.
  6. To form on a cramp.
    to cramp boot legs


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