Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cramp | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cramp (noun) | crick (noun) |
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a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued | |
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
cramp (verb) | crick (verb) |
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suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle | twist (a body part) into a strained position |
affect with or as if with a cramp | |
prevent the progress or free movement of | |
secure with a cramp |