A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. / That which confines or contracts. / A clamp for carpentry or masonry.

(intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably. / (transitive) To affect with cramps or spasms. / (transitive, figuratively) To prohibit movement or expression of.

(archaic) cramped; narrow

The action of something that cramps.

present participle of cramp

simple past tense and past participle of cramp

Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially. / Overcrowded or congested. / Tight because of or like suffering a cramp. / Illegible.

plural of cramping

A surname.

A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.