Collocations for "cramp"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cramp" in context.
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cramp
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [an attack, a burst, a bout] of cramps
- [severe, excruciating, painful] cramps
- [got, had] a cramp in my [leg, thigh, foot]
- suffered from a cramp in her [leg]
- had (a) [leg] cramp
- is suffering from stomach cramps
- got cramps after [running, rowing, jogging]
- got a cramp [while, when] [running]
- got a cramp from [running]
- [alleviate, relieve, treat] (muscle) cramps
- causes my [leg, stomach, muscles] to cramp
- my [calf, leg, stomach] started cramping
- [my muscles, I] cramped up
- [you're, stop] cramping my style
- cramp [future, economic] growth
- cramp the [growth, development] of
- cramp them together
- use a cramp iron to [bind, seal, hold]
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