cramp
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A painful muscle tightening that can happen when you exercise too much or get cold.
After swimming in the cold water, she got a cramp in her leg.
A very bad stomachache.
After eating too much at the party, he had a stomach cramp.
To limit or restrict something from growing or developing.
The new rules will cramp our ability to express our ideas freely.