Cramp

kramp, n. A restriction or restraint an iron instrument to hold together timbers, stones, etc. a piece of wood on which the upper leather of a boot stretched. (Med.) A spasmodic contraction of a muscle. — v. [cramped (krampt), cramping.] To hold tightly pre ed together, restrain from free action to form on a cramp, as boot legs to afflict with cramp. [Sw. and D. kramp, Dan. krampe, cramp; Sw. krampa, Dan. kramjte, a cramp iron D. krammen, G. krampen, to fasten with cramps; cram, clamp, crimp, crumple, and perh. crab. See Clamp.] — Cramp'y, a. Diseased with, or producing, cramp.— Cramp'-fish, n. (Ichth.) The torpedo, or electric ray, w hose touch imparts a shock of electricity. —iron, n. A cramp; vise. — Cramp'- n. A metal tip of a sword-sheath a chape a cramp-iron. — Crampoons, -poonz', n. pi. Hooked pieces of iron, for raising heavy materials. (Mil.) Iron points worn on shoes to keep a foothold, as in climbing ramparts. [F. crampon.]