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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cramp
cramp [cramp cramps cramped cramping] noun, verb BrE [kræmp] NAmE [kræmp] noun 1. uncountable, countable (NAmE also ˈcharley horse)a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body contract, usually caused by cold or too much exercise: (BrE)to get cramp in your leg • (NAmE)to get a cramp in your leg see also ↑writer's cramp 2. crampsplural severe pain in the stomach Word Origin: late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krampe; sense 1 of the noun is via Old French crampe. Example Bank: •I was beginning to get cramp in my leg. •I was suddenly seized by an attack of cramp. •She had a sudden painful cramp in her left leg. Idiom: ↑cramp somebody's style verb ~ sth to prevent the development or progress of sb/sth Syn: ↑restrict •Tighter trade restrictions might cramp economic growth. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krampe; sense 1 of the noun is via Old French crampe. See also: ↑charley horse
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