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English
Etymology
Exact origin uncertain, but apparently related to Danish vrampet (“warped, twisted”), Middle Low German wrempich, wrampachtich (“warped, twisted”).
Noun
wramp (plural wramps)
- A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
- (figurative) A twisted or distorted view or understanding.
Translations
twisted or distorted understanding
Verb
wramp (third-person singular simple present wramps, present participle wramping, simple past and past participle wramped)
- (transitive) To sprain (part of the body).
Translations
to sprain part of the body
— see sprain