Cramp

  • 71cramp one's style — idi cramp one s style, to prevent one from showing one s best abilities …

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  • 72cramp iron — /ˈkræmp aɪən/ (say kramp uyuhn) noun a cramp, or piece of iron with bent ends, for holding together pieces of stone, etc …

  • 73cramp rings —    From the reign of Edward III to that of Mary Tudor, monarchs used to bless a plateful of gold and silver rings every *Good Friday at the altar of the Chapel Royal, rubbing them between their fingers; thanks to the royal healing touch (cf.… …

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  • 74cramp bark — noun Etymology: cramp (I) 1. : cranberry bush 2 2. : the dried bark of the cranberry tree used as an antispasmodic …

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  • 75cramp colic — noun Etymology: cramp (I) South & Midland : appendicitis …

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  • 76cramp — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abate, abbreviate, abdominal epilepsy, access, ache, aching, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, acute pain, affect epilepsy, affix, akinetic epilepsy, anchor, angustifoliate …

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  • 77cramp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrict, hamper, handicap; compress, confine; fasten; cripple, paralyze, incapacitate. n. seizure, spasm, charley horse (inf.). See hindrance, impotence, pain, contraction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 78cramp — v. a. [crempe] == interrupt, stop. O. and N. 1786 …

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  • 79cramp — kræmp n. muscle contraction; clamp, bar which holds objects together v. confine, impede, restrain; constrict; fasten with a clamp …

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  • 80cramp — [kræmp] noun [C/U] sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight …

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