noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a muscle spasm (= when your muscles tighten suddenly )
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The drug helps control painful muscle spasms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
back
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Right guard Kevin Gogan had a hip pointer and back spasms .
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They won without point guard Cameron Murray, who played only two minutes before departing with back spasms .
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With Loy Vaught bothered by back spasms , Murray got his first start since Jan. 20.
■ NOUN
muscle
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Only by restoring his muscle spasm had he been able to conquer the impulse to commit suicide.
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His left leg was going into muscle spasms of some sort and he clutched at his knee with frustration.
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Symptoms of poisoning by the chemical, which is used in sheep dip, include nausea, headaches and muscle spasms .
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It was probably due to muscle spasm and ligament strain, possibly as a result of lack of general fitness and poor sleep.
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Many people control their feelings through muscle tension and may re-experience these feelings spontaneously when the muscle spasm is broken up.
■ VERB
go
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Mrs Popple lay on the bathroom floor, her jaw muscles having gone into spasms .
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His left leg was going into muscle spasms of some sort and he clutched at his knee with frustration.
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There isn't a moment when the lad isn't twitching or jerking or going into spasm .
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She choked and spat out some seawater and then swallowed a lungful as she went into a spasm again.
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Some drugs, such as nifedipine, can prevent hand arteries from going into spasm .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A spasm of pain twisted Cheviot's face.
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Grant missed Monday night's game due to back spasms.
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He lay on the ground, breathless and frightened, waiting for the next spasm .
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The muscle spasms started in his lower left leg and spread upwards.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But as it was ... As it was, Dyson had experienced a genuine spasm .
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Deep, cramping spasms ran up and down her legs and twitched in her back.
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Froebe's eyes opened weakly, and he coughed in a huge racking spasm .
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Hemifacial spasm is not psychogenic as was commonly thought in the past, although it may be aggravated by emotional stress.
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Her fingers were jumping rhythmically, as if in spasm .
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His left leg was going into muscle spasms of some sort and he clutched at his knee with frustration.
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Just as suddenly as it had begun, the spasm seemed to fade.
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Recurring spasms of gloom and euphoria tend to be self-fulfilling.