āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to cramp
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āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to limit or stop something from moving or progressing freely
Transitive: to cramp movement or progress of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do n't let fear cramp your ability to take risks and try new things.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to experience a sharp, painful tightening or contraction in a muscle
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He cramped in the middle of the night, waking up from the intense pain.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
to cause someone or something to experience a sudden, painful contraction of a muscle or a restriction
Transitive: to cramp a muscle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The long hours of sitting cramped her back, leaving her stiff and sore.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to secure or fasten something using a tool or device called a cramp that hold pieces together
Transitive: to cramp two things
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The technician cramped the parts together to ensure they were aligned correctly.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ, āĻĒā§āĻļā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨
a sudden painful contraction in a muscle due to fatigue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Swimming in cold water can trigger muscle cramps.
āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§
a metal strip bent at the ends, used to hold bricks or stones together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Old buildings often have hidden cramps to strengthen the bricks.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻā§āĻĒā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a tool that holds pieces of wood tightly while the glue dries
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
You 'll need a cramp to fix this broken chair leg properly.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cramped
cramp
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
