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uncramped en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + cramped.

Meanings

1. Not cramped.
   • So she looked at her own pretty feet,--pretty and slender, and arched, rosy, and fair, and uncramped by the pressure of leather,--and resigned her day-dream with a brave heart, as she put up her broom and went out to weed, and hoe, and trim, and prune the garden that had been for once neglected the night before. 1896, Ouida, Bebee:
   • As they trotted down the slope, Nash looked to his equipment, handled his revolver, felt the strands of the lariat, and resting only his toes in the stirrups, eased all his muscles to make sure that they were uncramped from the long journey. 1919, Max Brand, Trailin'!:

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