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confine vs cramp

cramp vs confine

confine is not a noun while cramp is a noun.

confine and cramp both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
cramp Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cramp is a hyponym of confine; that is, cramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • cramp: prevent the progress or free movement of
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (noun) cramp (noun)
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
confine (verb) cramp (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement affect with or as if with a cramp
prevent from leaving or from being removed prevent the progress or free movement of
deprive of freedom; take into confinement secure with a cramp
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