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crampnoun1 a painful sudden tightening of a muscleI was suddenly awakened by a cramp in my leg charley horse, crick, kink, spasm contraction, jerk, pang, stitch, twinge, twitch crampnoun2something that makes movement or progress difficultan antismoking ordinance that was seen as just another cramp on business by bar owners balk, bar, block, chain, clog, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel catch, hitch, rub, snagbarrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wallarrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraintembargo, stoppagedelay, holdup, stallburden, cumber, loaddanger, hazard, peril, reefadversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulusadvantage, break, edgeaid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden(also handmaid), help crampverbto create difficulty for the work or activity ofhaving to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts clog, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrainbind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tiearrest, brake, delay, retain, retardbarricade, block, blockade, roadblockbog (down), mirechoke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocatebaffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwartderail, disrupt, sabotagemuzzle, repress, suppressconfine, hedge (in), hem (in) cramp one's style, give a hard time aid, assist, facilitate, help clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstopfree, liberate, release, untieloosen, smoothencourage, further, promote in the 14th century |