1 : a sudden painful tightening of muscle in a part of the body [count] (US)
▪ I got a cramp in my leg while running. [noncount] (Brit) ▪ I got cramp in my leg while running. — see also writer's cramp 2 cramps [plural] chiefly US : sharp pains in the stomach and the area near it especially because of menstruation
▪ She gets bad cramps every month.
▪ I got a cramp in my leg while running. [noncount] (Brit) ▪ I got cramp in my leg while running. — see also writer's cramp
▪ She gets bad cramps every month.
— crampy adjective
▪ crampy abdominal pain
▪ crampy abdominal pain







