limit vs cramp

limit and cramp both are nouns.

limit and cramp both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cramp is a hyponym of limit; that is, cramp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:

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

Other hyponyms of limit 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.

limit (noun)	cramp (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something	a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
the boundary of a specific area	a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
as far as something can go	a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
final or latest limiting point

limit (verb)	cramp (verb)
restrict or confine within limits	suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	affect with or as if with a cramp
decide upon or fix definitely	prevent the progress or free movement of
	secure with a cramp

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