I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cramped conditions (= without enough space )
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The hostages were held in extremely cramped conditions.
cramped/poky (= too small and not comfortable )
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She spends most days shut up in a poky flat looking after her disabled Mum.
stomach pains/cramps
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He complained of acute stomach pains.
writer's cramp
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
abdominal
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The abdominal cramps are not linked with the surgery.
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Other features include fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps , and, less commonly, skin rashes.
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It is sometimes bloody, occasionally accompanied by vomiting and abdominal cramps and much less frequently by low-grade fever.
■ NOUN
stomach
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Why, then, should I be moved by cold or a stomach cramp ?
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Too much dried fruit at one time can cause stomach cramps , gas and even diarrhea.
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Midway through the fourth lap, I began to develop stomach cramps .
■ VERB
get
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I got cramp Did you take too little or too much liquid on board?
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I got cramp in my leg and I just couldn't get out of the chair.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Muscle cramps often happen when you exercise in hot weather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Drinking is a safeguard, but huge amounts of water may overwhelm the gastrointestinal tract, causing cramps, bloating, nausea.
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He eventually received a stack of complaints about adverse reactions, including cramps, nausea, heart palpitations, and severe diarrhea.
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He pulled his toes backwards, hard, to ease the cramp .
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Later in the dressing room, everyone was suffering cramps.
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Leg cramps also occurred in about 5 percent of women on raloxifene compared with 1. 5 percent on placebo.
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The parasite, originating in human fecal matter, in turn causes diarrhea, fatigue, loss of appetite and cramps.
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Workers have attributed skin rashes, dizziness, muscle cramps and miscarriages to the chemicals and physical hardship they endure.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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The chair must be cramped up , if not glued up, for accurate positioning.
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I tried to play with it and it cramped up .
■ NOUN
stomach
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My stomach cramped , and I threw up what I had eaten.
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Scan your stomach for nervousness, cramping , or nausea.
style
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But whatever it is, whatever it is they're saying or trying to say, it never cramps Tod's style .
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She knows her presence would cramp the girls' style .
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The fact that they were now civilians did not cramp their cynical teaching style .
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It looks as if it might cramp the teacher's style .
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And Morris's presence continued to cramp Dyson's style .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Federal guidelines are cramping the state's ability to adjust its own budget.
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His muscles cramped so severely he had to stop playing.