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 affect with cramps or spasms.
3
To prohibit movement or expression of.
You're cramping my style.
4
To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.
noun
1
A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.