cramp (cramps plural & 3rd person present) (cramping present participle) (cramped past tense & past participle )
1 n-uncount 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.
Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles...
2 If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way.
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cramp sb's style phrase
Like more and more women, she believes marriage would cramp her style.