writer's cramp

writer's cramp
noun
muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
• Syn: ↑graphospasm
• Hypernyms: ↑spasm, ↑cramp, ↑muscle spasm

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noun also writer's palsy or writer's spasm
: a painful spasmodic cramp of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive use in writing

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spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.

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writer's cramp
A common disease affecting those in the habit of constant writing, the muscles refusing to respond only when an attempt to write is made (also called scrivener's palsy)
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Main Entry: ↑cramp
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writer's cramp see under ↑cramp
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Main Entry: ↑write

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writer’s cramp UK US noun [uncountable]
a pain in your hand or arm caused by writing for a long time
Thesaurus: specific types of painhyponym

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writer's cramp, writer's palsy, or writer's spasm,
pain and spasm of the muscles of the hand and fingers resulting from their excessive use in writing.

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pain or stiffness in the hand caused by excessive writing

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noun [noncount]
: pain in your hand or fingers that you get when you have been writing with a pen or pencil for a long time

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ˌwriter's ˈcramp f5 [writer's cramp] noun uncountable
a pain or stiff feeling in the hand caused by writing for a long time

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  • Writer's cramp — Writer Writ er, n. [AS. wr[=i]tere.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk. [1913 Webster] They [came] that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14. [1913 Webster] My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • writer's cramp — n a painful spasmodic cramp of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing called also graphospasm …   Medical dictionary

  • writer's cramp — n [U] a feeling of stiffness in your hand that you get after writing for a long time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • writer's cramp — noun uncount a pain in your hand or arm caused by writing for a long time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • writer's cramp — ► NOUN ▪ pain or stiffness in the hand caused by excessive writing …   English terms dictionary

  • writer's cramp — n. painful, spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the hand or fingers, resulting from writing for too long a time …   English World dictionary

  • writer's cramp — {n.} Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing. * /Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer s cramp./ Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing./ * /By the time Mary …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • writer's cramp — {n.} Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing. * /Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer s cramp./ Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing./ * /By the time Mary …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • writer's\ cramp — noun Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing. Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer s cramp. Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing. By the time Mary… …   Словарь американских идиом

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