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The soul, cramped among the petty vexations of Earth, needs to keep its windows constantly open to the invigorating air of large and free ideas: and what thought is so grand as that of an ever-present God, in whom all that is vital in humanity breathes and grows?
Lucy Larcom

Meaning of "cramped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAMPED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAMPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cramped is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CRAMPED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cramped in the English dictionary

The definition of cramped in the dictionary is closed in; restricted. Other definition of cramped is small and irregular; difficult to read.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRAMPED


accompt
əˈkɒmpt
attempt
əˈtɛmpt
coempt
ˌkəʊˈempt
consumpt
kənˈsʌmpt
contempt
kənˈtɛmpt
crimped
krɪmpt
empt
ɛmpt
encamped
ɪnˈkæmpt
exempt
ɪɡˈzɛmpt
kempt
kɛmpt
nempt
nɛmpt
nonexempt
ˌnɒnɪɡˈzempt
pre-empt
prɪˈɛmpt
prestamped
priːˈstæmpt
prompt
prɒmpt
re-attempt
ˌriːəˈtɛmpt
tempt
tɛmpt
undamped
ʌnˈdæmpt
unkempt
ʌnˈkɛmpt
unstamped
ʌnˈstæmpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAMPED

cramboclink
crame
crammable
crammed
crammer
cramming
cramoisie
cramoisy
cramp
cramp ball
cramp iron
cramp someone´s style
crampbark
cramper
crampet
crampfish
crampon
crampon technique
cramponning
crampy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAMPED

chopped
cropped
developed
double-dumped
dropped
equipped
escaped
mapped
popped
ripped
shipped
slipped
stepped
stopped
striped
stripped
swapped
topped
trapped
wrapped

Synonyms and antonyms of cramped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRAMPED»

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

Translation of «cramped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAMPED

Find out the translation of cramped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cramped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cramped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狭促的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apretado
570 millions of speakers

English

cramped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тесно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apertado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconfortable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sempit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eng
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

窮屈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비좁은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cramped
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chật chội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடைபட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरुंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıkışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ristretto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciasne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тісно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înghesuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trånga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trangt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cramped

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMPED»

The term «cramped» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMPED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cramped

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5 QUOTES WITH «CRAMPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cramped.
1
Marya Hornbacher
I do have faith. I don't have faith that a God exists, nor do I have faith that one does not; I have absolute faith that I do not know, cannot know, am only human, am an infinitesimal creature packed onto a cramped planet crowded with seven billion bodies, and as many yearning hearts, and as many questioning minds.
2
Rachel Joyce
I went through a stage of writing my cramped hand in tiny books. My two sisters and I did have our Bronte period. My mum is from Yorkshire, and we would go up to the Moors. It tapped into our romantic visions of ourselves.
3
Lucy Larcom
The soul, cramped among the petty vexations of Earth, needs to keep its windows constantly open to the invigorating air of large and free ideas: and what thought is so grand as that of an ever-present God, in whom all that is vital in humanity breathes and grows?
4
Jane Levy
Auditioning is such an unnatural thing. You're in a tiny little room with, like, seven people cramped together, acting to a casting director; just, none of it makes any sense.
5
Anne Robinson
Believe me, I've done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAMPED»

Discover the use of cramped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cramped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners, Pre-K-2
We used the book Russell the Sheep (Scotton, 2005) for this example. TEACHER : It says that Russell was too cramped. I think cramped is an interesting word. How about we say it together? CHILDREN: Cramped. TEACHER: Cramped means ...
‎2008
2
Hours at Home
And the faces again which watched it — such cramped faces ! The whole panorama like a panorama in a vacuum. The whole pitiable thing held down into one word — suffocation. Not that I speak morbidly of what may mean healthful works ...
James Manning Sherwood, 1865
3
Writers Cramped
Detective Dixon Franklin is back again; this time hired by Ella and Ray King, a husband-and-wife mystery-writing team who appear to be the targets of a killer.
Michael V. Kennedy, 2013
4
Making Waves: Love, Adventure, and (Really) Cramped Quarters ...
Like all great cruises, MAKING WAVES also gives arm chair travelers a chance to experience some wonderful ports of call – including an African safari. Wicked, funny, revealing, this is one trip you’ll want to book.
Suzanne Westover, 2012
5
The Ming Inheritance
New York City: June 10”' 1999 Jon Brochstein stared out his downtown office window, the same window he had stared grimly out of for more than seventeen years. The office was cramped, stuffy, and uncomfortable, the office was home.
T. Hunt Locke
6
Unsettling the Literary West: Authenticity and Authorship
He read the article through; it sketched her life and character and the circumstances of her death with the relentless terseness of the writer cramped for space" (77l. Like Ida's character, the article seems almost hidden "on an inside page.
Nathaniel Lewis, 2003
7
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Crotalus Horridus (Hg) Cramped Calf.— The calf of the left leg ached him as if it had been cramped. Lyssin (Hg) Cramped Lumbar. — Small of the back feels as if broken only at night as if lying in a crair.pe'1 position. Ferrum lodatum (Hg) ...
James William Ward, 1985
8
TeX Reference Manual
Each main style has a corresponding cramped style. The eight styles are referred to as: D, D', T, T, S, S', SS, and SS'where the primed letter means the cramped style. TeX uses the script font (\scriptfont) for the current family (\fam) when it ...
David Bausum, 2002
9
Chess For Dummies
If you're losing the space war, chess people say that your game is cramped. For example, if your opponent's maneuvers leave all your remaining pieces stuck in a corner, you're definitely cramped. A move that secures a spatial advantage for ...
James Eade, 2011
10
A Time of Ghosts
Abruptly my right calf cramped, and I could not move it. I switched to the sidestroke, but that put half my head under water, and I bumped into floating ice. My head began to ache terribly. I had to use every bit of strength to keep moving.
Hok-Pang Tang, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAMPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cramped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Office Envy: Civitas' New HQ Is a Wide-Open Space for Beautiful …
In fact, they're throwing themselves a graduation party in celebration of their move from a cramped office with lousy AC to this posh new space ... «Chicago Inno, Jul 15»
2
Citymapper knows all hell is about to break loose during the London …
Though TfL says it is putting 200 extra buses on the road, it's almost certain that your trek home will be much slower and more cramped than ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
The millionaire who rescues migrants at sea
The fishing boat rose slowly in the water as it was emptied, though the upper deck kept filling as the cramped human cargo below deck crept ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
In Photos: Gaza One Year On, Life Amid the Ruins
The organization says it will continue to support Gaza to improve the terrible conditions in its zoos, where most animals are kept in cramped ... «VICE News, Jul 15»
5
'Significant' new evidence supplied by UK as British backpackers …
Inside the cramped and crowded courtroom, they sat three rows back from the men accused of killing their children as they walked to their hotel ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Gaza, one year on: the body is tired, but our spirit is strong
The homeless still depend on friends and relatives, renting apartments if they have access to money, or living in cramped huts after sheltering ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
7
Owls left cramped in tiny cages in owner's garden shed
An animal owner who kept birds cramped in cages in her garden shed in St Leonards has been banned from keeping the animals. 13 owls, a ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
8
[Y]ral: 5 Classes Cramped In A Kitchen: How Kashmiri Girls Are …
Students at the Government Girls' Upgraded School in Shopian face bizarre circumstances in trying to get an education. Some are cramped ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
9
Petition to free four dolphins kept in cramped Bali pool gains traction
BALI - An Australian surfer has started a petition to free four dolphins which are kept in a swimming pool in a Bali attraction. The pool is only ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Cramped Quarters + Colorado Cannabis = McConaughy Concerns
Cramped Quarters + Colorado Cannabis = McConaughy Concerns. by Bill Kelly, Senior Producer/Reporter, NET News. Campers had ample ... «NET Website, Jul 15»

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