cramp

/kræmp/
Noun
  1. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
  2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
  3. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Verb
  1. suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
  2. affect with or as if with a cramp
  3. prevent the progress or free movement of
    • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
    • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
  4. secure with a cramp
    • cramp the wood

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A carpenter uses a metal cramp to hold two pieces of wood together.