Cramp

//kɹæmp//

Synonyms for "cramp" (384 found)

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Strong matches (115)

constipation constraint constrict constricted constriction constringe contract convulsion cortical epilepsy crab crabbed cramped cramping cramps crib crick crimp cripple crowded cumber

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Noun(2 words)

cramp iron hindrance

Verb(2 words)

halter hamper

Related words (192)

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knotty lame lancinating pain larval epilepsy laryngeal epilepsy laryngospasm latent epilepsy lay low lesion let lime limit limitation limited localize lockjaw louse up lumber make fast matutinal epilepsy meager menstrual epilepsy mitigate moor musicogenic epilepsy myoclonous epilepsy narrow narrow gauge nasty blow near negativism net nip nocturnal epilepsy nuisance value obfuscated obscure obscured obstruction obstructionism occlusion opposition orgasm overtechnical pain pang paroxysm passion perplexed petit mal physiologic epilepsy pinch press down prick psychic epilepsy psychomotor epilepsy pucker pucker up purse put to qualification qualify queer rattle reduce reflex epilepsy repression resistance restraint restrict restricted restriction retardation retardment rolandic epilepsy rotatoria saddle with sap scant scanty scrambled screw up secure seizure sensory epilepsy serial epilepsy set set to setback sexual climax shackle shake shake up sharp pain shock shoot shooting shooting pain shorten slender snafu snarl soften up solidify sore sore spot squeeze stab stabbing pain stint stitch stoppage strait straiten strangle stranglehold strangulate stress stress of life strict stricture stroke stultification suffering suppression take the edge off tangle tardy epilepsy tender spot tetanus tetany thrill throes thromboembolism thrombosis tie tight tighten toil tonic epilepsy tonic spasm tool tormen torsion spasm tough trammel traumatic epilepsy trice up trim trismus tweak twinge twitch ucinate epilepsy unbrace undermine unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring visitation weaken weigh down wound wrench wrinkle

Noun(5 words)

muscle spasm restraint shackle spasm wolfsangel

Verb(1 words)

strangle

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7 relation types

More general

19 entries

affect bound clamp clinch confine fasten fix get have limit restrict secure slip strip suffer sustain

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Synonyms

2 entries

hamper spasm

coordinate

1 entries

twinge

derived

20 entries

bather's cramp brain cramp cramp ball cramp bone cramp fasciculation syndrome cramp iron cramp ring cramp someone's style cramp up crampbark crampet crampfish crampingly crampish crampy menstrual cramp

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is a

4 entries

clamp illness painful spasmodic muscular contraction strip

manner of

3 entries

affect fasten suffer

related to

17 entries

boot carpentry clamp contract contraction control cramped crampy expression instep masonry movement muscle painful prohibit restrain

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Translations

135 translations across 53 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

ngërth noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Amharic

1 entries

መሸማቀቅ noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Arabic

2 entries

تَشَنُّج noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
شَدٌّ عَضَلِيّ noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Belarusian

2 entries

спазма noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
сутарга noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Bikol Central

1 entries

kalambre noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Bulgarian

4 entries

спазъм noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
схващане noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
парализирам verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)
преча verb (to prohibit movement or expression)

Catalan

1 entries

rampa noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Cebuano

1 entries

kalambre noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

抽筋 noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

抽筋(兒) /抽筋 noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Czech

1 entries

křeč noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Dutch

1 entries

kramp noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Esperanto

1 entries

kramfo noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Finnish

4 entries

este noun (restraint, hindrance)
kouristus noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kramppi noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
lesti noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)

French

1 entries

crampe noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Galician

4 entries

breca noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
cambra noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
encorpia noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)
encospia noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)

German

2 entries

Krampf noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
krampfen verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Greek

1 entries

κράμπα noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Hiligaynon

4 entries

busug noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
duklong noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
palaminhod noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
palamusug noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Hungarian

4 entries

görcs noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
bénít verb (to prohibit movement or expression)
gátol verb (to prohibit movement or expression)
görcsöl verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Ilocano

1 entries

betteg noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Indonesian

4 entries

kejang noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
keram noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kejang verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)
keram verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Irish

1 entries

féith-chrapadh noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Italian

4 entries

calco noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)
crampo noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
forma noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)
stampo noun (piece of wood used to shape boot)

Japanese

2 entries

痙攣 noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
攣る verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

kaiambra noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Korean

1 entries

쥐 noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Latin

1 entries

pnix noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Malay

2 entries

kejangan noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
mengejang verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Mapudungun

1 entries

trekefün noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Mongolian

1 entries

татах verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Māori

4 entries

hakoko noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kaurapa noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kohukohu noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kokohu noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

krampe noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

krampe noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Old English

1 entries

hramma noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Pangasinan

3 entries

alibuegbueg noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kelat noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
polikat noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Kraump noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Polish

1 entries

skurcz noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Portuguese

1 entries

cãibra noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Romanian

3 entries

crampă noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
cârcel noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
se crispa verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Russian

4 entries

неразборчивый adj (cramped; narrow)
спазм noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
су́дорога noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
ограни́чивать verb (to prohibit movement or expression)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

grč noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
spazam noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
grčiti se verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)
ukočiti verb (to restrain to a specific physical position)

Slovak

1 entries

kŕč noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Slovene

1 entries

krč noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Spanish

4 entries

acalambramiento noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
arratonamiento noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
calambre noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
rampa noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Swedish

1 entries

kramp noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Tagalog

1 entries

pulikat noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Thai

1 entries

ตะคริว noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Turkish

1 entries

kramp noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Ukrainian

3 entries

судо́ма noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
звести verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)
зводити verb (to contract painfully and uncontrollably)

Venetan

2 entries

sgranf noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
sgranfo noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chuột rút noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
vọp bẻ noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Waray-Waray

3 entries

banhod noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
bikog noun (painful contraction of a muscle)
kalambre noun (painful contraction of a muscle)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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I got a cramp in my leg while swimming.

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I got a leg cramp after using the leg press.

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Tom had a cramp in his leg.

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He got a cramp while he was swimming.

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Cramp

Synonyms for "cramp" (384 found)

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Strong matches (115)

Related words (192)

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Translations

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Arabic

Belarusian

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Czech

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Finnish

French

Galician

German

Greek

Hiligaynon

Hungarian

Ilocano

Indonesian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kabuverdianu

Korean

Latin

Malay

Mapudungun

Mongolian

Māori

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Old English

Pangasinan

Plautdietsch

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Slovak

Slovene

Spanish

Swedish

Tagalog

Thai

Turkish

Ukrainian

Venetan

Vietnamese

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