From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cramped /kræmpt/ ●○○ adjective 1 a cramped room, building etc does not have enough space for the people in it → crowded The kitchen was small and cramped. a cramped apartment The troops slept in cramped conditions with up to 20 in a single room. ► see thesaurus at small 2 (also cramped up) unable to move properly and feeling uncomfortable because there is not enough space cramped...