CRAMP
Scrabble letter values: C3R1A1M3P3 = 11
Definition
- noun a painful and involuntary muscular contraction. — synonyms: spasm, muscle_spasm
- noun a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued.
- noun a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles. — synonyms: cramp_iron
- verb secure with a cramp.
- verb prevent the progress or free movement of. — synonyms: hamper, halter, strangle
- verb affect with or as if with a cramp.
- verb suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle.
Examples
- “used to hold masonry together”
- “cramp the wood”
- “He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”