Lock up, as hand muscles when writing for too long Crossword Clue

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Lock up, as hand muscles when writing for too long Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. prevent the progress or free movement of
2. affect with or as if with a cramp
(noun)
1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
2. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WRITING (noun)
1. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
2. the act of creating written works
LOCK (noun)
1. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
2. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
LOCK (verb)
1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
2. hold in a locking position

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Down

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