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cramped

[ krampt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

affected with a cramp in a muscle or muscles.

cramped

[ krampt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

confined or severely limited in space:
cramped closets.
1. (of handwriting) with characters written small and crowded together.
2. (of a style of writing) hard to understand; crabbed.

cramped

/ ��æ�� /

adjective

closed in; restricted
(esp of handwriting) small and irregular; difficult to read

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Other Word Forms

��n�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cramped¹

First recorded in 1670–80; cramp ¹ + -ed ³

Origin of cramped²

First recorded in 1670–80; cramp ² + -ed ²

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They had to stand with 10 others in hot and cramped conditions for about an hour until the train stopped at Swindon and was delayed for about 15 minutes.

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At a workshop in Kabul where carpets are made, hundreds of women and girls work in a cramped space, the air thick and stifling.

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The cramped conditions also led to many fires in major cities.

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With conditions somewhat cramped at his sister's home, Richard moved into the house of Ma Smith, where Philip was a lodger.

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The dog, Apollo, is a pickup truck of a hound, and Iris barely has any space for him in her cramped New York City apartment.

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