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cramp vs spasm

spasm vs cramp

cramp and spasm both are nouns.

cramp is a verb but spasm is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cramp Yes No Yes No
spasm Yes No No No
As nouns, cramp and spasm are synonyms defined as:
  • cramp and spasm: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Other synonyms of cramp include muscle spasm.
cramp (noun) spasm (noun)
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
cramp (verb) spasm (verb)
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
affect with or as if with a cramp
prevent the progress or free movement of
secure with a cramp
Difference between cramp and spasm

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