Cramped meaning : (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably. To affect with cramps or spasms. To prohibit movement or expression of. To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp. To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron. (by extension) To bind together; to unite. To form on a cramp. Uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially. Overcrowded or congested. Tight because of or like suffering a cramp. Illegible.