CRAMP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch ~e; akin to Old High German krampf bent Date: 14th century a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle, a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse, 3. sharp abdominal pain, persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea, ~y adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Middle Dutch Date: 15th century 1. a usually iron device bent at the ends and used to hold timbers or blocks of stone together, clamp , 2. something that confines ; shackle , the state of being confined, III. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to affect with or as if with a ~ or ~s, 2. confine , restrain , to restrain from free expression, to fasten or hold with a ~, intransitive verb to be affected with ~s, IV. adjective Date: 1674 hard to understand or figure out , being ~ed