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- 1. feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space: "the staff had to work in cramped conditions"
- 2. suffering from a cramp: "cramped muscles"
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adjective. us / kræmpt / uk / kræmpt / Add to word list. not having enough space or time: a cramped room / house. We have six desks in this room, so we're a little cramped. cramped for space We can't fit any more kids into this classroom - we're already cramped for space. I have a very cramped schedule. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
(of people) not having room to move freely. (of somebody’s writing) with small letters close together and therefore difficult to read. See cramped in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cramped. Definition of cramped adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
2 days ago · adjective. A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it. There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions on the floor of the airport lounge. In later years he lived in a rather cramped little flat in Bristol. Synonyms: restricted, confined, overcrowded, crowded More Synonyms of cramped.
cramped meaning: A cramped room, building, etc is unpleasant because it is not big enough.. Learn more.
What does the adjective cramped mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cramped. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Definitions of 'cramped' A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it. [...] Pronunciations of the word 'cramped' British English: kræmpt American English: kræmpt. Synonyms of 'cramped' • restricted, confined, overcrowded, crowded [...] • small, crabbed, irregular, indecipherable [...] More.
a : not having enough space inside : too small and crowded. The family has been living in the cramped apartment for three months. They have been working in cramped conditions. b : not having enough space to move freely : feeling crowded and uncomfortable. We were pretty cramped inside the tiny cabin. 2. : small and having parts too close together.
