/ English Dictionary |
CHARLEY HORSE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise
Synonyms:
charley-horse; charley horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("charley horse" is a kind of...):
cramp; muscle spasm; spasm (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)