cramped
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3.2
- adjective
- /kræmpt/
:
estrecho
- The apartment felt cramped with all the furniture pushed together and little space to walk.
- cramped quarters
- cramped space
- a cramped room
And we go in this very cramped closet and we start kissing.
- And we go in this very cramped closet and we start kissing.
- And, and so this was a, an American car that was a little cramped up front.
- These would in fact be camps of some kind, and the living arrangements would necessarily be cramped, crowded, congested, confined.
- So Oh my God, what it's cramped.
- Yeah, it'll be me, Russ, Steve O, Jeremy Grant, Ray Felton, like we all you should just be cramped in there, Andre.
Examples
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There were balls flying all over the place, and cramped conditions made it hard to teach.
Academic text (2004) -
We had bought it at a small, cramped downtown jewelry store.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sorry, it's a little cramped here.
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It's very cramped in here.
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Places like that are so cramped; a person would feel shut in.
Fiction book (1992) -
Conditions were cramped and bitterly cold.
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The only sign of life comes from the public library, a cramped adjunct to the community hall.
Academic text (2012) -
Inside, he was surprised at how cramped it was, despite the luxurious appointments.
Fiction book (1990) -
Perkins was standing between two metal folding chairs set in the cramped area before the desk.
Fiction book (1995) -
Getting to his hands and knees, Worf began crawling, eager to escape the cramped passageway.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
884
1.0
Firmly fixed so it is not loose
222
1.0
Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably
28
5.5
Being kept in a small space makes you restless and unhappy
18
3.1
Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable
15
6.7
A small, closed space that makes you feel trapped
12
1.3
Pressed tightly together in a small space
3
6.3
Unable to do things freely because of limits like walls or rules
1
6.2
A space that is uncomfortably small and makes you feel trapped
1
4.9
Items that have almost no space between them
A room or space that is too small and cramped
Uncomfortably small and crowded so people cannot move
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
Tightly stuck in a small space so it cannot move
Standing very close together with little space between them
Made narrower or tighter by pressure
Antonyms
How Cramped
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cramped comes from the old word cramp, which meant a 'clamp' or a 'tight pain' in a muscle. Think of a room that 'pinches' you like a clamp or a tight muscle, so cramped means 'too small and tight to move comfortably'.