cramped Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb secure with a cramp
   cramp.
   
   • cramp the wood
2. verb prevent the progress or free movement of
   cramp; strangle; hamper; halter.
   
   • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
   • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
3. verb affect with or as if with a cramp
   cramp.
   
4. verb suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
   cramp.
   
5. adjective satellite constricted in size
   
   • cramped quarters
   • trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments

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