n 1 : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle <a in the leg> 2 : a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse - see WRITER'S CRAMP 3 a : sharp abdominal pain - usu. used in pl. b : persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea - usu. used in pl. vt : to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps <gout ing his limbs> vi : to suffer from cramps .
in the leg> 2 : a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse - see WRITER'S CRAMP 3 a : sharp abdominal pain - usu. used in pl. b : persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea - usu. used in pl. 
