noun.
That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
noun.
A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron.
noun.
A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.
noun.
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.
noun.
A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.
noun.
A paralysis of certain muscles due to excessive use
noun.
the patella of a sheep; -- formerly used as a charm for the cramp.
noun.
a ring formerly supposed to have virtue in averting or curing cramp, as having been consecrated by one of the kings of England on Good Friday.
adjective.
Knotty; difficult.
transitive verb.
To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.
transitive verb.
To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp.
transitive verb.
to bind together; to unite.
transitive verb.
To form on a cramp.
transitive verb.
To afflict with cramp.
transitive verb.
to turn the front wheels out of line with the hind wheels, so that one of them shall be against the body of the wagon.