Associations to the word «Spasm»

Wiktionary

SPASM, noun. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
SPASM, noun. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
SPASM, noun. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
SPASM, verb. To produce and undergo a spasm.
SPASM BAND, noun. A musical band that plays instruments made from items not originally intended for music.
SPASM BANDS, noun. Plural of spasm band

Dictionary definition

SPASM, noun. A painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
SPASM, noun. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats