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charley horse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun charley horse has 1 sense
- charley horse(n = noun.state) charley-horse - a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise; Array is a kind of cramp, muscle spasm, spasm
OXFORD DICTIONARY
charley horse, n. US sl. stiffness or cramp in an arm or leg.
Etymology
19th c.: orig. uncert.
THESAURUS
charley horse
acute pain, bite, boring pain, cramp, cramps, crick, darting pain, fulgurant pain, girdle pain, gnawing, griping, hitch, jumping pain, kink, lancinating pain, nip, pang, paroxysm, pinch, prick, seizure, sharp pain, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, spasm, stab, stabbing pain, stitch, thrill, throes, tormen, tweak, twinge, twitch, wrench
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