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wramp

wramp noun: a wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.

Noun

wramp (plural wramps)

  1. A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
  2. (figuratively) A twisted or distorted view or understanding.

Verb

wramp (third-person singular simple present wramps, present participle wramping, simple past and past participle wramped)

  1. (transitive) To sprain (part of the body).

Forms of wramp

Noun
pluralwramps
Verb
third-person singular presentwramps
present participlewramping
past participlewramped
pastwramped

Origin of wramp

Exact origin uncertain, but apparently related to Danish vrampet (“warped, twisted”), Middle Low German wrempich, wrampachtich (“warped, twisted”).

Questions about wramp

What does wramp mean?
Wramp means a wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
What part of speech is wramp?
Wramp can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of wramp?
The plural of wramp is wramps.

Words near wramp in the dictionary

  1. wraithly
  2. wraiths
  3. wraithy
  4. wrake
  5. wrakes
  6. wramp
  7. wramped
  8. wramping
  9. wramps
  10. wran
  11. wrang

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