nnoun.statea painful and involuntary muscular contractionSynset:muscle spasm spasm
Hypernyms:symptom
Inherited Hypernyms:spasmsymptomevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blepharospasmcharley-horsecharley horsecrickgraphospasmkinkmyoclonusopisthotonosricktenesmustrismustwitchtwitchingvellicationwrickwriter's cramp
Full Hyponyms:atrial fibrillationblepharismblepharospasmcharley horsecrickfasciculationfibrillationmyoclonusopisthotonostenesmustictrismustwitchventricular fibrillationwriter's cramp
nnoun.artifacta clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are gluedDerivationally Related Form:cramp
Hypernyms:clamp clinch
Inherited Hypernyms:crampclampholding devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry togetherSynset:cramp iron
Derivationally Related Form:cramp
Hypernyms:slip strip
Inherited Hypernyms:crampstripartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactsecure with a crampDerivationally Related Form:cramp
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:crampfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeprevent the progress or free movement ofSynset:halter hamper strangle
Examples:- He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
- the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Derivationally Related Form:hamper
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:hamperrestrict
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyaffect with or as if with a crampHypernyms:affect
Inherited Hypernyms:crampaffectchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.bodysuffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscleHypernyms:get have suffer sustain
Inherited Hypernyms:crampsufferexperienceundergochange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s