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cramps up

cramps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cramp up.

Meaning of cramp up

Verb

cramp up (third-person singular simple present cramps up, present participle cramping up, simple past and past participle cramped up)

  1. (intransitive) To become affected with muscle cramps.
    • I was wondering if you could let me out of this chest. I've been locked in here so long, I'm starting to cramp up like you wouldn't believe.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Hooktail Castle

Questions about cramps up

What is cramps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cramps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cramp up.

Words near cramps up in the dictionary

  1. crampoon
  2. crampoons
  3. cramps
  4. Cramps Bay
  5. cramps someone's style
  6. cramps up
  7. crampt
  8. Crampton
  9. Cramptons
  10. crampweed
  11. crampy

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