This last technique is convenient when the line width cramps your style.
noun?/kr?mp/
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Several players were suffering from cramp.
muscle cramps
have/get (a) cramp
One of the swimmers got cramp and had to drop out of the race.
(NAmE) to get a cramp in your leg
I got a cramp in my leg while running.?
(BrE) to get cramp in your leg
I got cramp in my leg while running.
Several runners needed treatment for UK cramp/US cramps and exhaustion.
I've got UK cramp/US a cramp in my foot.
stomach cramps
Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles.
//...muscle cramp...
She started getting stomach cramps this morning.
a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part of your body
a sudden painful tightening of muscle in a part of the body
a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body contract, usually caused by cold or too much exercise
a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, which limits movement
sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight
Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
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(stomach) cramps
She gets bad cramps every month.
severe pains in the stomach, especially the ones that women get when they menstruate?/?m?nstru?et/
sharp pains in the stomach and the area near it especially because of menstruation
severe/s?'v?r/ pain in the stomach
pains in the lower stomach caused by a woman's period
pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period
crampy ADJ
crampy abdominal/?b'dɑm?nl/ pain
verb?/kr?mp/
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Stricter anti-pollution laws may cramp economic growth.
Worry and lack of money cramp the lives of the unemployed.
Tight regulations will cramp fresh thinking in the financial services sector.
to prevent the development of someone or something SYN??hinder, restrict:
to prevent (something) from developing or growing freely
The new regulations may cramp the company's financial growth.
to prevent the development or progress of sb/sth?SYN restrict
Tighter trade restrictions might cramp economic growth.
to limit someone, especially to prevent them from enjoying a full life
to prevent something from developing as successfully as it could
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cramp somebody’s style
Paul said he didn’t want Sarah to come along because she cramps his style.
She felt cramped [=hemmed in] by the school's strict regulations.
He's not used to formality and finds that formal settings cramp his style.
She didn't want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style.
Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style.
Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style.
to prevent someone from behaving in the way they want to
to prevent (someone) from behaving or expressing emotions freely - usually used as (be) cramped
Someone or something that cramps your style prevents you from behaving the way you want.
to stop sb from behaving in the way they want to
to prevent someone from enjoying themselves as much as they would like, especially by going somewhere with them
to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want
If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way.
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cramp up
He cramped in the last 200 metres of the race.
Sitting still for so long had cramped her muscles.
Writing for such a long time may cramp your hand.
His leg was cramping so badly he could hardly move it.
My hand kept cramping up.
to get or cause cramp in a muscle
to cause (a part of the body) to feel pain because of tight muscles : to cause a cramp in (your hand, foot, etc.)
to have a sudden painful tightening of muscles : to experience a cramp or cramps
cramping NOUN noncount
The medication may cause abdominal cramping.
