cramp
     n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn: {spasm},
           {muscle spasm}]
     2: a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are
        glued
     3: a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to
        hold masonry together [syn: {cramp iron}]
     v 1: secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"
     2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered
        in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation
        wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small
        countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {strangle}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0