Charley horse Meaning in English

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US

ˈtʃɑɹɫi/ /ˈhɔɹs

CHAR-lee HORS

UK

ˈtʃɑːli/ /hˈɔːs

CHAR-lee HAWS

التعريف

A sudden, painful muscle cramp, usually in the leg or foot, that often happens during exercise or at night.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and mainly used in American English. Often refers to leg cramps, especially after physical activity. In other English varieties, 'muscle cramp' or 'leg cramp' is more common. Not a medical term.

• Spanish: calambre (muscular) - tirón (muscular)
• Portuguese (BR): cãibra (muscular) - estiramento (muscular)
• Portuguese (PT): cãibra muscular - estiramento muscular
• Chinese (Simplified): 抽筋
• Chinese (Traditional): 抽筋
• Hindi: मांसपेशियों में ऐंठन
• Arabic: شد عضلي
• Bengali: পেশীর টান - পেশীর খিঁচ
• Russian: судорога (в ноге) - мышечная судорога
• Japanese: こむら返り - 足がつること
• Vietnamese: chuột rút (ở chân) - vọp bẻ
• Korean: 쥐 (근육경련)
• Turkish: kramp (bacakta) - kas spazmı
• Urdu: پٹھوں میں کھنچاؤ - ٹانگ میں اکڑن
• Indonesian: kram otot - kram kaki

جمل نموذجية

I got a charley horse in my leg last night.

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He stopped running because of a charley horse.

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A charley horse can be very painful.

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Woke up at 3 a.m. with a terrible charley horse!

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Every time I swim, I worry about getting a charley horse.

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Just stretch your leg if you feel a charley horse coming on.

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