restrict vs cramp

cramp vs restrict

restrict is not a noun while cramp is a noun.

restrict and cramp both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of restrict 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.

restrict (noun)	cramp (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

restrict (verb)	cramp (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
place restrictions on	affect with or as if with a cramp
place under restrictions; limit access to by law	prevent the progress or free movement of
prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed	secure with a cramp

Difference between restrict and cramp

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