cramped

2 definitions • 5 examples

not having enough space or time:

a cramped room/house

We have six desks in this room, so we're a little cramped.

cramped for space We can't fit any more children in this classroom - we're already cramped for space.

I have a very cramped schedule.

limited in the freedom to move because there is not enough space:

He managed to get a bed in a cramped student apartment.