1
: a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle
2
: a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse compare writer's cramp
3
a
: sharp abdominal pain
—usually used in plural
b
: persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea
—usually used in plural
cramped; cramping; cramps
: to be affected with cramps
1
: hard to understand or figure out
cramp law terms
cramp handwriting
2
: being cramped
a cramp corner
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