cramp

English

/kɹæmp/

noun
Definitions
  • A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  • That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
  • A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crampe derived from Old French crampe (cramp) derived from Frankish *krampa (cramp) derived from Proto-Germanic *krampō (cramp, clasp).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krampō

Gloss

cramp, clasp

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