Definition of cramps

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • cramps is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • cramps is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • cramps is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of cramps


  • prevent the progress or free movement of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. halter
    2. hamper
    3. strangle
  • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. muscle spasm
    2. spasm
  • a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cramp iron
  • a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued (noun)
  • affect with or as if with a cramp (verb)
  • secure with a cramp (verb)

    Examples

    1. cramp the wood
  • suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle (verb)

See definition of cramps in Merriam Webster