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cramp vs bound

bound vs cramp

cramp and bound both are nouns.

cramp is not an adjective while bound is an adjective.

cramp and bound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cramp Yes No Yes No
bound Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, bound is a hypernym of cramp; that is, bound is a word with a broader meaning than cramp:
  • cramp: prevent the progress or free movement of
  • bound: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Other hypernyms of cramp include confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel.
cramp (noun) bound (noun)
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued the greatest possible degree of something
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
a line determining the limits of an area
cramp (adjective) bound (adjective)
confined by bonds
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
confined in the bowels
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
bound by an oath
covered or wrapped with a bandage
bound by contract
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
cramp (verb) bound (verb)
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle place limits on (extent or amount or access)
affect with or as if with a cramp spring back; spring away from an impact
prevent the progress or free movement of move forward by leaps and bounds
secure with a cramp form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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