affect vs cramp

cramp vs affect

affect and cramp both are nouns.

affect and cramp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No
cramp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cramp is a hyponym of affect; that is, cramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affect:

affect: act physically on; have an effect upon
cramp: affect with or as if with a cramp

Other hyponyms of affect include attack, ulcerate, calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate, strain, tense, tense up, loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind, jaundice, register, inebriate, intoxicate, soak.

affect (noun)	cramp (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion	a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
	a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
	a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

affect (verb)	cramp (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
have an effect upon	affect with or as if with a cramp
make believe with the intent to deceive	prevent the progress or free movement of
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon	secure with a cramp
connect closely and often incriminatingly

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