spasm in English dictionary

  • spasm

    Meanings and definitions of "spasm"

    • A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
    • A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
    • A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
    • To produce and undergo a spasm.
    • noun
      A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
    • noun
      A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
    • noun
      A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
    • verb
      To produce and undergo a spasm.
    • contraction of a muscle
    • a violent, excruciating seizure of pain
    • a sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion
    • A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
    • noun
      a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    • noun
      (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

    Synonyms of "spasm" in English dictionary

    cramp, symptom, constriction are the top synonyms of "spasm" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of spasm

    • spasm ( third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)
    • spasm ( plural  spasms)
    • spasm (plural spasms)
    • spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)
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