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cramped

/kræmpt/adjective

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तंग, संकरा

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a room) not having enough space for the people in it

    तंग, संकरा

    • a cramped hostel room
    • Six of us slept in a cramped tent.
    • We stayed in a cramped flat in Mumbai.
    + 3 more examples
    • The bus was so cramped that nobody could move.
    • Students complained about the cramped classroom.
    • Radhika found the train compartment cramped after the long journey.

    Synonyms confined crowded poky tight congested

    Opposite spacious roomy commodious airy

  2. 2

    (of writing) small and difficult to read

    (लिखावट) छोटी और सटी हुई

    • cramped handwriting
    • His cramped signature was so small and tight that it was hard to read.
    • His cramped writing was hard to read.
    + 2 more examples
    • The notes were written in a cramped hand at the margins.
    • The examiner struggled with the candidate's cramped script.

    Synonyms small crabbed illegible

    Opposite clear legible

◇Word family
cramp noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the small-space words together: cramped, confined, poky (small and uncomfortable), congested (crowded), claustrophobic (making you feel enclosed).

कम जगह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cramped, confined, poky (छोटा और असुविधाजनक), congested (भीड़ भरा), claustrophobic (बंद महसूस कराने वाला)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: cramped is a lexicalized adjective meaning too small; the noun cramp means a sudden pain in a muscle ('leg cramp').

प्रयोग में cramped स्वतंत्र adjective है जिसका अर्थ बहुत छोटा है; noun cramp का अर्थ मांसपेशी में अचानक दर्द, ऐंठन है ('leg cramp')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Cramp sb's style (stop somebody from behaving freely).

Idiom 'cramp sb's style' (किसी को खुलकर व्यवहार करने से रोकना)।