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cramp
noun
verb
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- P
- Contains
- RAM
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
noun
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
noun
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
verb
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
verb
affect with or as if with a cramp
verb
prevent the progress or free movement of
“He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather”
verb
secure with a cramp
“cramp the wood”
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Example Sentences
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
cramp the wood
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