Meaning of "cramp" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRAMP

From Old French crampe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krampho.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRAMP

cramp  [kræmp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAMP

Cramp is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cramp in English.

WHAT DOES CRAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cramp

A cramp is a sudden, severe, and involuntary muscle contraction or over-shortening; while generally temporary and non-damaging, they can cause mild-to-excruciating pain, and a paralysis-like immobility of the affected muscle. Onset is usually sudden, and it resolves on its own over a period of several seconds, minutes, or hours. There are two major categories of cramps: causes of skeletal muscle cramps include muscle fatigue, and/or a lack of electrolytes; cramps of smooth muscle tissue may be due to menstruation or gastroenteritis.

Definition of cramp in the English dictionary

The first definition of cramp in the dictionary is a painful involuntary contraction of a muscle, typically caused by overexertion, heat, or chill. Other definition of cramp is temporary partial paralysis of a muscle group. Cramp is also severe abdominal pain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRAMP

PRESENT

Present

I cramp

you cramp

he/she/it cramps

we cramp

you cramp

they cramp

Present continuous

I am cramping

you are cramping

he/she/it is cramping

we are cramping

you are cramping

they are cramping

Present perfect

I have cramped

you have cramped

he/she/it has cramped

we have cramped

you have cramped

they have cramped

Present perfect continuous

I have been cramping

you have been cramping

he/she/it has been cramping

we have been cramping

you have been cramping

they have been cramping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cramped

you cramped

he/she/it cramped

we cramped

you cramped

they cramped

Past continuous

I was cramping

you were cramping

he/she/it was cramping

we were cramping

you were cramping

they were cramping

Past perfect

I had cramped

you had cramped

he/she/it had cramped

we had cramped

you had cramped

they had cramped

Past perfect continuous

I had been cramping

you had been cramping

he/she/it had been cramping

we had been cramping

you had been cramping

they had been cramping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cramp

you will cramp

he/she/it will cramp

we will cramp

you will cramp

they will cramp

Future continuous

I will be cramping

you will be cramping

he/she/it will be cramping

we will be cramping

you will be cramping

they will be cramping

Future perfect

I will have cramped

you will have cramped

he/she/it will have cramped

we will have cramped

you will have cramped

they will have cramped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cramping

you will have been cramping

he/she/it will have been cramping

we will have been cramping

you will have been cramping

they will have been cramping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cramp

you would cramp

he/she/it would cramp

we would cramp

you would cramp

they would cramp

Conditional continuous

I would be cramping

you would be cramping

he/she/it would be cramping

we would be cramping

you would be cramping

they would be cramping

Conditional perfect

I would have cramp

you would have cramp

he/she/it would have cramp

we would have cramp

you would have cramp

they would have cramp

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cramping

you would have been cramping

he/she/it would have been cramping

we would have been cramping

you would have been cramping

they would have been cramping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cramp
we let´s cramp
you cramp

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cramp

Past participle

cramped

Present Participle

cramping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRAMP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cramp» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of cramp

ache · check · circumscribe · confine · constrain · contraction · convulsion · crick · encumber · hamper · hamstring · handicap · hinder · impede · inhibit · obstruct · pain · pang · restrict · shackle · spasm · stiffness · stitch · twinge

TRANSLATION OF CRAMP

Find out the translation of cramp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cramp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cramp» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 抽筋
• Translator English - Spanish: calambre
• English: cramp
• Translator English - Hindi: ऐंठन
• Translator English - Arabic: تشنج
• Translator English - Russian: судорога
• Translator English - Portuguese: cãibra
• Translator English - Bengali: খিল ধরান
• Translator English - French: crampe
• Translator English - Malay: Kejang
• Translator English - German: Krampf
• Translator English - Japanese: けいれん
• Translator English - Korean: 쥐
• Translator English - Javanese: Cramp
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kẹp lại
• Translator English - Tamil: சுளுக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: चुरसणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kramp
• Translator English - Italian: crampo
• Translator English - Polish: kurcze
• Translator English - Ukrainian: судома
• Translator English - Romanian: crampe
• Translator English - Greek: κράμπα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kramp
• Translator English - Swedish: kramp
• Translator English - Norwegian: krampe

5 QUOTES WITH «CRAMP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cramp.

1

Steven Brust

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will cramp his style.

2

Jeremy Clarkson

I have a pathological terror of falling through ice. I nearly drowned once. I fell off a boat and got a cramp, and was rescued by an oil-rig diver, a great bear of a man who simply leant into the water and scooped me out with one finger.

3

Kathryn Prescott

My parents were always pretty free with me. They were of the school of thought that if you really cramp down on someone and tell them not to do all these things, it's gonna become like forbidden fruit.

4

Sophie Swetchine

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

5

John Millington Synge

Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAMP»

Discover the use of cramp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cramp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Somnambulism and cramp

already began to feel drowsy, and as soon as the cramp was cured she found great difficulty in remaining awake. This sleepiness was the effect of my nemetic treatment, and it commenced before cramp, brought on by other influences, had ...

Karl Reichenbach (Freiherr von), John Shertzer Hittell, 1860

UFOs and Anti-Gravity: Piece for a Jig-Saw

The classic on flying saucer propulsion and suppressed technology behind UFO phenomena by a trained scientist.

Leonard G. Cramp, 1997

Cosmic Matrix: Piece for a Jig-Saw

Examines the UFO phenomena, anti-gravity effects, and aeronautics

Leonard G. Cramp, 1998

Don't Cramp My Style: Stories About "That" Time of the Month

A host of talented authors write with poignant inspiration and feisty humor about "female troubles"-- covering everything from tampon troubles, to pregnancy scares, to boyfriends coping with PMS.

Lisa Rowe Fraustino, 2004

Somnambulism and Cramp

1860 a rare book of magnetism, odic force, and magnets.

Baron Von Reichenbach, 1996

The A.T. Factor: Piece for a Jigsaw III

In this work the author points out that any preview of future events can logically be regarded as a form of time travel and this may occur in a vast cosmic matrix system in which all things have their shared existence.

Leonard G. Cramp, 2001

Wearmouth and Jarrow monastic sites

The Venerable Bede, and the twin monastery of Wearmouth and Jarrow, Northumbria - an inseparable name and place.

Rosemary Cramp, Gladys Bettess, F. Bettess, 2006

Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Dystonia

10. Writer's. cramp,. limb. dystonia,. and. other. task-specific. dystonias. Jörg Müller and Werner Poewe Table 10.1 Classification of writer's cramp Classification by clinical pattern. INTRODUCTION The dystonias have been classified by a ...

Thomas T. Warner, Susan B. Bressman, 2007

Somnambulism and Cramp

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Baron Reichenbach, 2010

The Art and Science of Handwriting

Writer's. Cramp: A. Case. Study. This paper was presented at the Fifth Conference of the International Grapho- nomics Society, in Arizona in 1991. It was not considered for publication in the volume of papers from that conference because it ...

Rosemary Sassoon, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cramp is used in the context of the following news items.

Brian Henson's R-rated puppet murder movie is once again in the …

... will rear up again, like a bad memory or a puppeteer-crippling hand cramp, or if The Happytime Murders are finally ready to get solved. «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»

Asik Signing Is A Head Scratcher

Anthony Davis should be the prototype of a modern center. Instead, the Pelicans have elected to cramp their spacing and shoehorn Davis into ... «Today's Fastbreak, Jul 15»

Summer Tips for Oily Skin: Your Ultimate Guide

Whether it's seasonal or just how your complexion rolls, oily skin can seriously cramp your beauty style. And in summer, when the line between ... «StyleCaster, Jul 15»

Clemson OT Isaiah Battle attracts 25 teams to pro day workout

He performed 12 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, but had this exercise cut short because of a cramp in his arm. Battle has an 85 ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»

Osborne's Sunday trading policy is an anti-family plan

Fewer restrictions on Sunday trading will further cramp family life. A parent at work can't talk to his or her partner at home (assuming he has ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»

People are Poor Communicators When it Comes to Pain During Sex

It might be fleeting–from a lack of lubrication, an unexpected muscle cramp, some chafing or pinched skin, or it could be the result of a more ... «Gizmodo UK, Jul 15»

Experts stress safety as swimmers take to water

It could be as simple as a leg cramp.” Phillips said parents should keep an eye on their children at all times in the water, even if the children are ... «Sanford Herald, Jul 15»

Nickelodeon's New Show 'Shimmer & Shine' Arriving in August

Shimmer is voiced by Eva Bella who voiced young Elsa in Disney's Frozen and Shine is voiced by Isabella Crovetti-Cramp who has appeared ... «M Magazine, Jul 15»

13 Ways to Wear the Summer Staple Every Woman Needs

And while you may worry that wearing one shade all Summer could cramp your style, we've got proof that there's more than one way to rock an ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»

The Ashes: The top 5 greatest test matches

Australia were at lunch with just 20 needed but after a period off the field due to cramp, England's leading wicket taker returned to seal the win ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»