Definition of cramped in English:

cramped

adjective kramptkræm(p)t

1Suffering from cramp.
患痉挛的
rest your cramped arms for a moment
让你的患痉挛的胳膊休息一会儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- I walked slowly, flexing my cramped and abused muscles, trying to restore circulation, and taking in my surroundings at the same time.
- Herman stood up, stretched his slightly cramped muscles, and made his way to his personal quarters.
- Staying in one spot so much had made her muscles feel cramped.
- They can alleviate or eliminate back and leg pain, sore or cramped muscles, and swelling caused by water retention.
- Legs cramped from running, I slumped down onto the floor and burst into tears.
- His muscles felt cramped and disused, and his chest and rib-cage ached as if he'd been the loser in a fist fight.
- I sprinted toward the bus, my cramped muscles protesting every movement.
- He stretched his muscles, cramped from lying on the floor, and then looked about for the stone he had used the night before.
- Now she lifted herself up to shake out her cramped muscles, and went in search of her backpack and something to eat.
- Getting to his feet, he stretched his cramped muscles and sighed in contentment, feeling quite full.
- She sat up slowly, stretching her sore, cramped muscles.
- She sat up straight and immediately regretted it, as her cramped muscles screamed in protest.
- He had held himself in such an awkward position for so long that his muscles were becoming cramped.
- She took a few steps away from the others and then started doing a few exercises to loosen up her cramped muscles.
- I had trouble moving, for my muscles were so cramped.
- The smells of breakfast wafted into the room, and Nora stretched out lazily, feeling cramped muscles groan in response.
- Her muscles felt cramped from non use and unable to cooperate with her numb body.
- Their leg muscles felt cramped and pained when they all stood up.
- Your muscles become cramped from lactic acid and from the number of hours you're standing upright.
- I got out for the car and stretched my cramped muscles.
2Uncomfortably small or restricted.
staff had to work in cramped conditions
员工们不得不在使人感到受限制的环境中工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- The centre is cramped for space, but we will make do.
- However, it was cramped, poorly daylit, and had no connections to the outdoors.
- It was horrendous with dirty, cramped enclosures.
- But the room's cabinets and work spaces were cramped and inefficient.
- It comprises about half a dozen buildings, including a small mosque, several houses and two cramped dormitories.
- The plane's interior is cramped and confined, but Singleton is immediately at home.
- Since the former first school was extended under the re-organisation, outdoor space for the youngsters has been cramped.
- She couldn't bear moving from one place to place… tents were much too cramped.
- She, however, wanted to show me how unappetizing the food was and how cramped the living conditions were.
- "It's too cramped on the sidewalk anyway, " he complained.
- Some cabins are roomy and plush, while others are cramped and plain.
- It was too cramped up in the trunk, really, so I was glad when we could get out.
- It was a bit cramped and very claustrophobic.
- ‘Yes, we should,’ agreed Tiffany, who was more than happy to leave that cramped room.
- I explored two small stores, each of which was cramped, narrow, and unchanged since their construction in the 50s.
- They complain it is cramped and up to 25 per cent too small.
- The other Jeep was cramped with five people and cargo.
- Being landlocked inside the center of Dallas, SMU is cramped for space.
- I have visited Odsal police station on a number of occasions and conditions there are cramped and unsuitable.
Synonyms
restricted, confined, constricted
small, tiny, narrow, compact, tight, poky, uncomfortable, minimal, sparse, inadequate
hemmed in, crowded, overfull, packed, jammed, congested
archaic strait
rare incommodious
1. 2.1 Inhibiting the development of someone or something.
  受束缚（或限制）的
  he felt cramped in a large organization
  他感到在一个大机构里工作受到了束缚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Black risks taking on a cramped position with backward development in order to test both players' positional abilities.
2. 2.2 (of handwriting) small and difficult to read.
  （字迹）小而难认的
  there is no way a computer will be able to decipher my cramped handwriting
  Example sentencesExamples
  I mumble, trying to read Ian Anwar's cramped handwriting.
  Her eyes sped across the paper, taking in every letter of her cramped penmanship.
  I heard the front door and looked up from the papers spread out on the desk, my cramped handwriting covering just about every square inch.
  The lettering is cramped and pushed so far to the right that it runs off the paper onto the board behind.
  Usually this ends up being a cramped, scribbled list, and hard to understand.
  The location and dates were penned in a cramped, childish script.
  I had come to know his cramped handwriting and his gift for pithy analysis.
  She wrote, not in her usual flowing script, but in Doyle's somewhat cramped print.
  The printing was hurried and the cramped letters ran together as if Alec had been in a great hurry to get them on paper.
  However, the lettering appeared too small and too cramped to read on almost any normal-sized TV.
  These do not appear on the Rochdale posters on this occasion so that information is not cramped.
  The letters were carved in a cramped scrawl, moonlight etching the crevices and staining the shadows silver.
  Synonyms
  small, crabbed, pinched, tightly packed, close, shaky, scribbled, laboured, illegible, unreadable, indecipherable

Definition of cramped in US English:

cramped

adjectivekræm(p)tkram(p)t

1Feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space.
（因空间狭小而）感到受限制的；使人感到受限制的
the staff had to work in cramped conditions
员工们不得不在使人感到受限制的环境中工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was too cramped up in the trunk, really, so I was glad when we could get out.
- "It's too cramped on the sidewalk anyway, " he complained.
- She, however, wanted to show me how unappetizing the food was and how cramped the living conditions were.
- But the room's cabinets and work spaces were cramped and inefficient.
- The centre is cramped for space, but we will make do.
- They complain it is cramped and up to 25 per cent too small.
- Since the former first school was extended under the re-organisation, outdoor space for the youngsters has been cramped.
- Some cabins are roomy and plush, while others are cramped and plain.
- However, it was cramped, poorly daylit, and had no connections to the outdoors.
- It comprises about half a dozen buildings, including a small mosque, several houses and two cramped dormitories.
- It was a bit cramped and very claustrophobic.
- Being landlocked inside the center of Dallas, SMU is cramped for space.
- I have visited Odsal police station on a number of occasions and conditions there are cramped and unsuitable.
- The plane's interior is cramped and confined, but Singleton is immediately at home.
- ‘Yes, we should,’ agreed Tiffany, who was more than happy to leave that cramped room.
- The other Jeep was cramped with five people and cargo.
- I explored two small stores, each of which was cramped, narrow, and unchanged since their construction in the 50s.
- She couldn't bear moving from one place to place… tents were much too cramped.
- It was horrendous with dirty, cramped enclosures.
Synonyms
restricted, confined, constricted
1. 1.1 Restricting or inhibiting the development of someone or something.
  受束缚（或限制）的
  he felt cramped in a large organization
  他感到在一个大机构里工作受到了束缚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Black risks taking on a cramped position with backward development in order to test both players' positional abilities.
2. 1.2 (of handwriting) small and difficult to read.
  （字迹）小而难认的
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had come to know his cramped handwriting and his gift for pithy analysis.
  The letters were carved in a cramped scrawl, moonlight etching the crevices and staining the shadows silver.
  Her eyes sped across the paper, taking in every letter of her cramped penmanship.
  I heard the front door and looked up from the papers spread out on the desk, my cramped handwriting covering just about every square inch.
  These do not appear on the Rochdale posters on this occasion so that information is not cramped.
  She wrote, not in her usual flowing script, but in Doyle's somewhat cramped print.
  I mumble, trying to read Ian Anwar's cramped handwriting.
  However, the lettering appeared too small and too cramped to read on almost any normal-sized TV.
  The printing was hurried and the cramped letters ran together as if Alec had been in a great hurry to get them on paper.
  Usually this ends up being a cramped, scribbled list, and hard to understand.
  The lettering is cramped and pushed so far to the right that it runs off the paper onto the board behind.
  The location and dates were penned in a cramped, childish script.
  Synonyms
  small, crabbed, pinched, tightly packed, close, shaky, scribbled, laboured, illegible, unreadable, indecipherable
2Suffering from a cramp.
患痉挛的
cramped muscles
Example sentencesExamples
- She took a few steps away from the others and then started doing a few exercises to loosen up her cramped muscles.
- She sat up straight and immediately regretted it, as her cramped muscles screamed in protest.
- Getting to his feet, he stretched his cramped muscles and sighed in contentment, feeling quite full.
- He had held himself in such an awkward position for so long that his muscles were becoming cramped.
- She sat up slowly, stretching her sore, cramped muscles.
- Legs cramped from running, I slumped down onto the floor and burst into tears.
- Now she lifted herself up to shake out her cramped muscles, and went in search of her backpack and something to eat.
- Herman stood up, stretched his slightly cramped muscles, and made his way to his personal quarters.
- I sprinted toward the bus, my cramped muscles protesting every movement.
- I got out for the car and stretched my cramped muscles.
- Your muscles become cramped from lactic acid and from the number of hours you're standing upright.
- Her muscles felt cramped from non use and unable to cooperate with her numb body.
- They can alleviate or eliminate back and leg pain, sore or cramped muscles, and swelling caused by water retention.
- Their leg muscles felt cramped and pained when they all stood up.
- Staying in one spot so much had made her muscles feel cramped.
- He stretched his muscles, cramped from lying on the floor, and then looked about for the stone he had used the night before.
- His muscles felt cramped and disused, and his chest and rib-cage ached as if he'd been the loser in a fist fight.
- The smells of breakfast wafted into the room, and Nora stretched out lazily, feeling cramped muscles groan in response.
- I had trouble moving, for my muscles were so cramped.
- I walked slowly, flexing my cramped and abused muscles, trying to restore circulation, and taking in my surroundings at the same time.

词汇	cramped
释义	Definition of cramped in English: cramped adjective kramptkræm(p)t 1Suffering from cramp. 患痉挛的 rest your cramped arms for a moment 让你的患痉挛的胳膊休息一会儿。 Example sentencesExamples I walked slowly, flexing my cramped and abused muscles, trying to restore circulation, and taking in my surroundings at the same time. Herman stood up, stretched his slightly cramped muscles, and made his way to his personal quarters. Staying in one spot so much had made her muscles feel cramped. They can alleviate or eliminate back and leg pain, sore or cramped muscles, and swelling caused by water retention. Legs cramped from running, I slumped down onto the floor and burst into tears. His muscles felt cramped and disused, and his chest and rib-cage ached as if he'd been the loser in a fist fight. I sprinted toward the bus, my cramped muscles protesting every movement. He stretched his muscles, cramped from lying on the floor, and then looked about for the stone he had used the night before. Now she lifted herself up to shake out her cramped muscles, and went in search of her backpack and something to eat. Getting to his feet, he stretched his cramped muscles and sighed in contentment, feeling quite full. She sat up slowly, stretching her sore, cramped muscles. She sat up straight and immediately regretted it, as her cramped muscles screamed in protest. He had held himself in such an awkward position for so long that his muscles were becoming cramped. She took a few steps away from the others and then started doing a few exercises to loosen up her cramped muscles. I had trouble moving, for my muscles were so cramped. The smells of breakfast wafted into the room, and Nora stretched out lazily, feeling cramped muscles groan in response. Her muscles felt cramped from non use and unable to cooperate with her numb body. Their leg muscles felt cramped and pained when they all stood up. Your muscles become cramped from lactic acid and from the number of hours you're standing upright. I got out for the car and stretched my cramped muscles. 2Uncomfortably small or restricted. staff had to work in cramped conditions 员工们不得不在使人感到受限制的环境中工作。 Example sentencesExamples The centre is cramped for space, but we will make do. However, it was cramped, poorly daylit, and had no connections to the outdoors. It was horrendous with dirty, cramped enclosures. But the room's cabinets and work spaces were cramped and inefficient. It comprises about half a dozen buildings, including a small mosque, several houses and two cramped dormitories. The plane's interior is cramped and confined, but Singleton is immediately at home. Since the former first school was extended under the re-organisation, outdoor space for the youngsters has been cramped. She couldn't bear moving from one place to place… tents were much too cramped. She, however, wanted to show me how unappetizing the food was and how cramped the living conditions were. "It's too cramped on the sidewalk anyway, " he complained. Some cabins are roomy and plush, while others are cramped and plain. It was too cramped up in the trunk, really, so I was glad when we could get out. It was a bit cramped and very claustrophobic. ‘Yes, we should,’ agreed Tiffany, who was more than happy to leave that cramped room. I explored two small stores, each of which was cramped, narrow, and unchanged since their construction in the 50s. They complain it is cramped and up to 25 per cent too small. The other Jeep was cramped with five people and cargo. Being landlocked inside the center of Dallas, SMU is cramped for space. I have visited Odsal police station on a number of occasions and conditions there are cramped and unsuitable. Synonyms restricted, confined, constricted small, tiny, narrow, compact, tight, poky, uncomfortable, minimal, sparse, inadequate hemmed in, crowded, overfull, packed, jammed, congested archaic strait rare incommodious 2.1 Inhibiting the development of someone or something. 受束缚（或限制）的 he felt cramped in a large organization 他感到在一个大机构里工作受到了束缚。 Example sentencesExamples Black risks taking on a cramped position with backward development in order to test both players' positional abilities. 2.2 (of handwriting) small and difficult to read. （字迹）小而难认的 there is no way a computer will be able to decipher my cramped handwriting Example sentencesExamples I mumble, trying to read Ian Anwar's cramped handwriting. Her eyes sped across the paper, taking in every letter of her cramped penmanship. I heard the front door and looked up from the papers spread out on the desk, my cramped handwriting covering just about every square inch. The lettering is cramped and pushed so far to the right that it runs off the paper onto the board behind. Usually this ends up being a cramped, scribbled list, and hard to understand. The location and dates were penned in a cramped, childish script. I had come to know his cramped handwriting and his gift for pithy analysis. She wrote, not in her usual flowing script, but in Doyle's somewhat cramped print. The printing was hurried and the cramped letters ran together as if Alec had been in a great hurry to get them on paper. However, the lettering appeared too small and too cramped to read on almost any normal-sized TV. These do not appear on the Rochdale posters on this occasion so that information is not cramped. The letters were carved in a cramped scrawl, moonlight etching the crevices and staining the shadows silver. Synonyms small, crabbed, pinched, tightly packed, close, shaky, scribbled, laboured, illegible, unreadable, indecipherable Definition of cramped in US English: cramped adjectivekræm(p)tkram(p)t 1Feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space. （因空间狭小而）感到受限制的；使人感到受限制的 the staff had to work in cramped conditions 员工们不得不在使人感到受限制的环境中工作。 Example sentencesExamples It was too cramped up in the trunk, really, so I was glad when we could get out. "It's too cramped on the sidewalk anyway, " he complained. She, however, wanted to show me how unappetizing the food was and how cramped the living conditions were. But the room's cabinets and work spaces were cramped and inefficient. The centre is cramped for space, but we will make do. They complain it is cramped and up to 25 per cent too small. Since the former first school was extended under the re-organisation, outdoor space for the youngsters has been cramped. Some cabins are roomy and plush, while others are cramped and plain. However, it was cramped, poorly daylit, and had no connections to the outdoors. It comprises about half a dozen buildings, including a small mosque, several houses and two cramped dormitories. It was a bit cramped and very claustrophobic. Being landlocked inside the center of Dallas, SMU is cramped for space. I have visited Odsal police station on a number of occasions and conditions there are cramped and unsuitable. The plane's interior is cramped and confined, but Singleton is immediately at home. ‘Yes, we should,’ agreed Tiffany, who was more than happy to leave that cramped room. The other Jeep was cramped with five people and cargo. I explored two small stores, each of which was cramped, narrow, and unchanged since their construction in the 50s. She couldn't bear moving from one place to place… tents were much too cramped. It was horrendous with dirty, cramped enclosures. Synonyms restricted, confined, constricted 1.1 Restricting or inhibiting the development of someone or something. 受束缚（或限制）的 he felt cramped in a large organization 他感到在一个大机构里工作受到了束缚。 Example sentencesExamples Black risks taking on a cramped position with backward development in order to test both players' positional abilities. 1.2 (of handwriting) small and difficult to read. （字迹）小而难认的 Example sentencesExamples I had come to know his cramped handwriting and his gift for pithy analysis. The letters were carved in a cramped scrawl, moonlight etching the crevices and staining the shadows silver. Her eyes sped across the paper, taking in every letter of her cramped penmanship. I heard the front door and looked up from the papers spread out on the desk, my cramped handwriting covering just about every square inch. These do not appear on the Rochdale posters on this occasion so that information is not cramped. She wrote, not in her usual flowing script, but in Doyle's somewhat cramped print. I mumble, trying to read Ian Anwar's cramped handwriting. However, the lettering appeared too small and too cramped to read on almost any normal-sized TV. The printing was hurried and the cramped letters ran together as if Alec had been in a great hurry to get them on paper. Usually this ends up being a cramped, scribbled list, and hard to understand. The lettering is cramped and pushed so far to the right that it runs off the paper onto the board behind. The location and dates were penned in a cramped, childish script. Synonyms small, crabbed, pinched, tightly packed, close, shaky, scribbled, laboured, illegible, unreadable, indecipherable 2Suffering from a cramp. 患痉挛的 cramped muscles Example sentencesExamples She took a few steps away from the others and then started doing a few exercises to loosen up her cramped muscles. She sat up straight and immediately regretted it, as her cramped muscles screamed in protest. Getting to his feet, he stretched his cramped muscles and sighed in contentment, feeling quite full. He had held himself in such an awkward position for so long that his muscles were becoming cramped. She sat up slowly, stretching her sore, cramped muscles. Legs cramped from running, I slumped down onto the floor and burst into tears. Now she lifted herself up to shake out her cramped muscles, and went in search of her backpack and something to eat. Herman stood up, stretched his slightly cramped muscles, and made his way to his personal quarters. I sprinted toward the bus, my cramped muscles protesting every movement. I got out for the car and stretched my cramped muscles. Your muscles become cramped from lactic acid and from the number of hours you're standing upright. Her muscles felt cramped from non use and unable to cooperate with her numb body. They can alleviate or eliminate back and leg pain, sore or cramped muscles, and swelling caused by water retention. Their leg muscles felt cramped and pained when they all stood up. Staying in one spot so much had made her muscles feel cramped. He stretched his muscles, cramped from lying on the floor, and then looked about for the stone he had used the night before. His muscles felt cramped and disused, and his chest and rib-cage ached as if he'd been the loser in a fist fight. The smells of breakfast wafted into the room, and Nora stretched out lazily, feeling cramped muscles groan in response. I had trouble moving, for my muscles were so cramped. I walked slowly, flexing my cramped and abused muscles, trying to restore circulation, and taking in my surroundings at the same time.
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