C1adjectivehomeurban
US/kræmpt/
UK/kræmpt/
too small for the people or things inside, so it is uncomfortable
In context
Five students share a cramped room above a noodle shop near the university.
The overnight bus was cramped, and my knees hit the seat in front all night.
Many families still live in cramped conditions in the city's old apartment blocks.
Words that go with cramped
adjective + noun
- cramped conditionsWorkers slept in cramped conditions on the building site.
- cramped apartmentThey raised three children in a cramped apartment.
- cramped spaceIt is hard to cook a big meal in such a cramped space.
- cramped cabinSix of us slept in a cramped cabin on the night train to Sapa.
- cramped quartersThe sailors lived in cramped quarters below deck.