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crampon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹæmpən/
  • /ˈkɹæmpɑn/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Meanings

  1. An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
  2. An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
  3. A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crampons Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

overboot · overshoe

Synonyms

climbing iron · climber

Translations (30)

fi jäärauta (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · pt pitão (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · es taco (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · it rampone (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · sh dereza (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · de Klettereisen (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · tr krampon (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · cmn 冰爪 (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ja アイゼン (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · sv stegjärn (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · is mannbroddar (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ca tac (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · cs mačka (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · mk де́реза (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · gl crampón (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · pl rak (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · sv brodd (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · no brodd (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · sk mačky (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · fr crampon (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · tr tırmanma demiri (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ca grampó (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · es crampón (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ba тырнаҡ (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ko 아이젠 (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · grc ἐγκεντρίς (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ru шип (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · kn ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಯೆತ್ತಿಗೆ (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · de Steigeisen (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice) · ru ко́шки (attachment to a shoe used for climbing or walking on ice)

crampon en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹæmpən/
  • /ˈkɹæmpɑn/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Meanings

  1. To walk or climb using crampons.

Forms

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cramponned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK, error-unknown-tag, uncommon lexicographic
cramponned Tense=Past UK, error-unknown-tag, uncommon lexicographic
cramponed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cramponed Tense=Past lexicographic
cramponing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crampons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cramponning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK, error-unknown-tag, uncommon lexicographic