cramp vs restrict

restrict vs cramp

cramp is a noun but restrict is not a noun.

cramp and restrict both are verbs.

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

As verbs, restrict is a hypernym of cramp; that is, restrict is a word with a broader meaning than cramp:

cramp: prevent the progress or free movement of
restrict: place limits on (extent or amount or access)

Other hypernyms of cramp include bound, confine, limit, throttle, trammel.

cramp (noun)	restrict (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

cramp (verb)	restrict (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	place restrictions on
prevent the progress or free movement of	place under restrictions; limit access to by law
secure with a cramp	prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed

Difference between cramp and restrict

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