cramping

(verb) secure with a cramp. Synonyms: cramp. Example: "Cramp the wood."

(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of. Synonyms: hamper, halter, cramp, strangle. Examples: "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather." "The imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries."

(verb) affect with or as if with a cramp. Synonyms: cramp.

(verb) suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle. Synonyms: cramp.