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Cramp
- noun - a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
- a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
- a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
- affect with or as if with a cramp
- 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"
- secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"
- suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
Crams
- verb - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
- prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"
- study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Crane
- noun - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
- large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
- lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
- stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
- United States poet (1899-1932)
- United States writer (1871-1900)
Crank
- adjective - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- a bad-tempered person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a whimsically eccentric person
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- bend into the shape of a crank
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
- travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
Crans
- noun - a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
Crape
- noun - a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
- cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror"
- curl tightly; "crimp hair"
- small very thin pancake
Craps
- noun - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
- expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
- have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
- obscene terms for feces
- obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
Crare
- - A slow unwieldy trading vessel.