cramp
noun · verb · adjectiveA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
He retired hurt at 31 due to a leg cramp.
August 1534, Margaret Roper (or Thomas More in her name), letter to Alice Alington the cramp also that divers nights gripeth him in his legs.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)That which confines or contracts.
Đồng nghĩa: restraint, shackle, hindrance
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
- 2.
(transitive)To affect with cramps or spasms.
The collar of the tunic scratched my neck, the steel helmet made my head ache, and the puttees cramped my leg muscles.
- 3.
(figuratively, transitive)(transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
You're cramping my style.
- 4.
(transitive)To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
You're going to need to cramp the wheels on this hill.
- 5.
To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
- 6.
(broadly)(by extension) To bind together; to unite.
- 7.
To form on a cramp.
to cramp boot legs
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(archaic)cramped; narrow
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English crampe, from Old French crampe (cramp), from *krampa (cramp), from *krampu, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (cramp, clasp). Distant relative of crop.