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to uncramp

to uncramp

5.6
To free a part of your body from a tight painful position
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈkræmp/
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  • She decided to take a break from studying to uncramp her neck and relax her body.

I, I they saw that and they were just chucking salt water down my neck trying to get like trying to uncramped my legs for me so that I could keep going.

Examples

  • After two hours... unless she's a porno actress getting paid by the hour, she's had enough and needs to put her legs down so she can uncramp them.

    Blog text (31)
  • The driver said he needed a few minutes to walk around to clear his head and uncramp his joints.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Freed from his servers, Defoe took a moment to uncramp his legs, walking about a bit with Llenor.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I, I they saw that and they were just chucking salt water down my neck trying to get like trying to uncramped my legs for me so that I could keep going.

  • He uncramped his legs and rose to a hunched position, his head spinning, his heart throbbing.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After sitting for a long time, I stood up to uncramp my legs and stretch my muscles.

  • He gently moved his arms to uncramp them after working at the computer for hours.

Synonyms

to loosen
vsto uncramp
88 1.0

Make something less tight so it can move or open

is used to free something from a cramped or tight position
to relax
vsto uncramp
78 1.0

To make or become less tight

is specifically about freeing from cramped positions rather than general relaxation
to loose
vsto uncramp
30 3.0

To let something go free or make it less tight

is aimed at freeing items from a cramped tight position rather than general release
to unclench
vsto uncramp
7 4.1

Open a tight hand or jaw to relax it

is about freeing things from a cramped position rather than opening body parts
to unbind
vsto uncramp
3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

is about freeing items from a cramped position rather than untying or unfastening
to slacken
vsto uncramp
1 5.5

Become or make less tight, like a rope

is about freeing something stuck in a cramped position rather than loosening generally
to unloose
vsto uncramp
  • Archaic
1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

is focused on freeing from a cramped or tight position rather than general release
to unloosen
vsto uncramp
  • Archaic
7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

focuses on freeing from cramped or tight positions rather than easing strictness
to unbend
vsto uncramp
6.0

Make a rope or line less tight

focuses on freeing from cramped positions rather than simply reducing tautness
to unlax
vsto uncramp
  • Archaic
9.9

To make the body or mind less tense

is about freeing things from a cramped position rather than general relaxing
to unlimber
vsto uncramp
8.8

To move or stretch your muscles so they are ready to work

is focused on freeing from a cramped position rather than preparing for movement

Antonyms

361 3.1

Limit how much people can use or access something

20 4.0

To limit growth and movement of people or things

How Loose

to release
1.8
to loosen
88 1.0
to uncramp
5.6
to ease
119 2.4

Surface Forms

uncramp infinitive
uncramped past
uncramped past participle
uncramping present participle
uncramps third person singular

Morphology

uncramp = cramp (transparent) = un + cramp

The formation is the productive negation 'un-' + 'cramp' meaning to reverse or remove a cramping condition; this is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Uncramp also uses un- ('not' or 'reverse') and cramp (a 'tight' or painful squeeze, as in a muscle cramp), so to uncramp a leg or hand is to release that tightness and make it loose again.