English / idiom
Charley Horse
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A sudden, intensely agonizing involuntary muscle cramp or spasm, commonly felt in the leg or calf
In context
01
He woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain because of a severe charley horse in his left calf.
02
The marathon runner collapsed near the finish line when a crippling charley horse locked his hamstring.
Synonyms
muscle cramp,muscle spasm,calf cramp
Antonyms
muscle relaxation,ease
Collocations
suffer a charley horse,wake with a charley horse,agonizing charley horse