Muscular Contraction Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CRAMP which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CRAMP

Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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We think the answer is "CRAMP" which means:

noun

• A painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
• A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

verb

• Secure with a cramp
• Prevent the progress or free movement of
• Affect with or as if with a cramp
• Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle

adjective

• Cramped; narrow

An example sentence would be:

• "I woke up in the night with a terrible cramp in my leg."
• "She had to stop running because of a cramp in her side."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Quick07 Jun 2005	Across 17
New York Times19 Nov 1992	Down 51
New York Times04 Sep 1991	Down 61
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