Definition

Noun: - (Medicine) Cramp: A sudden, involuntary, and painful contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, often occurring during physical activity or sleep.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi bị chuột rút ở bắp chân khi đang bơi. (I got a cramp in my calf while swimming.)
  • Chuột rút ban đêm có thể rất đau đớn. (Nighttime cramps can be very painful.)
  • Vận động viên thường xuyên bị chuột rút do mất nước. (Athletes often suffer from cramps due to dehydration.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị chuột rút": to have/get a cramp.
  • Anh ấy bị chuột rút và phải dừng cuộc đua. (He got a cramp and had to stop the race.)
• "cơn chuột rút": a cramp (episode).
  • Một cơn chuột rút dữ dội làm anh ta tỉnh giấc. (A severe cramp woke him up.)

Variants and Related Words

• Co cứng cơ / Co cơ (n): Muscle spasm. (This is a more general term for muscle contraction, which can include cramps but also other types of spasms.)
• Vọp bẻ (n, Southern Vietnamese dialect): Cramp. (This is a common synonym in Southern Vietnam.)
  • Tôi hay bị vọp bẻ ở chân. (I often get cramps in my legs.)

Synonyms

• Cramp (n): The direct English equivalent.
• Muscle cramp (n): A more specific term.
• Charley horse (n, informal): An informal term for a cramp, especially in the leg.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Chuột rút" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs. Related phrases describe the state or action.) - Lên cơn chuột rút: To have a cramp attack. - Tay tôi đột nhiên lên cơn chuột rút. (My hand suddenly had a cramp attack.) - Làm giãn cơ để hết chuột rút: To stretch the muscle to relieve a cramp. - Khi bị chuột rút, hãy nhẹ nhàng làm giãn cơ. (When you have a cramp, gently stretch the muscle.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms directly using "chuột rút". The term is used literally in medical and everyday contexts.)

noun

1. (y học) Cramp