cramping

  • 51Cramped — Cramp Cramp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cramped} (kr[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramping}.] 1. To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder. [1913 Webster] The mind my be as much cramped by too much knowledge as by… …

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  • 52To cramp the wheels of wagon — Cramp Cramp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cramped} (kr[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramping}.] 1. To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder. [1913 Webster] The mind my be as much cramped by too much knowledge as by… …

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  • 53Uneasy — Un*eas y, a. 1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] [1913 Webster] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. [1913 Webster] The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the… …

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  • 54charley horse — noun Etymology: from Charley, nickname for Charles Date: 1888 a muscular pain, cramping, or stiffness especially of the quadriceps that results from a strain or bruise …

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  • 55Crohn's disease — noun Etymology: Burrill B. Crohn died 1983 American physician Date: 1935 a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that typically involves the distal portion of the ileum and is characterized by cramping and diarrhea …

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  • 56irritable bowel syndrome — noun Date: 1943 a chronic functional disorder of the colon that is characterized especially by constipation or diarrhea, cramping abdominal pain, and the passage of mucus in the stool abbreviation IBS …

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  • 57penury — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin penuria, paenuria want; perhaps akin to Latin paene almost Date: 14th century 1. a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially severe poverty 2. extreme and often niggardly frugality …

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  • 58poverty — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo French poverté, from Latin paupertat , paupertas, from pauper poor more at poor Date: 12th century 1. a. the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount… …

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  • 59ulcerative colitis — noun Date: circa 1928 a nonspecific inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown cause characterized by diarrhea with discharge of mucus and blood, cramping abdominal pain, and inflammation and edema of the mucous membrane with patches of… …

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  • 60limit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French limite, from Latin limit , limes boundary Date: 14th century 1. a. something that bounds, restrains, or confines b. the utmost extent 2. a. a geographic or political boundary b. plural the… …

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