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crimp
1[ krimp ]
verb (used with object)
- to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
- to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron.
- to press or draw together, as the ends of something.
- to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder:
Production was crimped by a shortage of workers.
- Cooking.
- to pinch and press down the edges of (a pie crust), especially to seal together the top and bottom layers of pastry.
- to gash (the flesh of a live fish or of one just killed) with a knife to make more crisp when cooked.
- to produce a corrugated surface in; corrugate, as sheet metal, cardboard, etc.
- to bend (leather) into shape.
- Metalworking.
- to bend the edges of (skelp) before forming into a tube.
- to fold the edges of (sheet metal) to make a lock seam.
noun
- the act of crimping.
- a crimped condition or form.
- Usually crimps. waves or curls, especially in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern.
- the waviness of wool fibers as naturally grown on sheep.
- the waviness imparted to natural or synthetic fibers by weaving, knitting, plaiting, or other processes.
- a crease formed in sheet metal or plate metal to make the material less flexible or for fastening purposes.
crimp
2[ krimp ]
noun
- a person engaged in enlisting sailors, soldiers, etc., by persuasion, swindling, or coercion.
verb (used with object)
- to enlist (sailors, soldiers, etc.) by such means.
crimp
1/ krɪmp /
verb
- to fold or press into ridges
- to fold and pinch together (something, such as the edges of two pieces of metal)
- to curl or wave (the hair) tightly, esp with curling tongs
- to decorate (the edge of pastry) by pinching with the fingers to give a fluted effect
- to gash (fish or meat) with a knife to make the flesh firmer and crisper when cooked
- to bend or mould (leather) into shape, as for shoes
- metallurgy to bend the edges of (a metal plate) before forming into a cylinder
- informal.to hinder
noun
- the act or result of folding or pressing together or into ridges
- a tight wave or curl in the hair
- a crease or fold in a metal sheet
- the natural wave of wool fibres
crimp
2/ krɪmp /
noun
- (formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service
verb
- to recruit by coercion or under false pretences
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Derived Forms
- ˈcrimper, noun
- ˈcrimpy, adjective
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Other Words From
- crimper noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
That would put a real crimp in the dating seminars of a man who actively encourages abusive behavior toward women.
It might also put a bit of a crimp in the economies of states like New York and Delaware.
The lockout may not put a crimp in the day of the typical sports fan.
Hydraulic fracking is helping put a crimp on Russian Oligarchs, extending even to the Kremlin.
Whether or not Black Hood's unexpected appearance at that meeting had put a crimp in those plans, he did not know.
On this particular summer afternoon Cove City was less out of crimp than usual.
Ruth was always keyed up about something—delighted, and Cy was always "putting a crimp" in things.
Some of the men thought we ought to be vindictive and take every opportunity to put a crimp in the business for the owners.
They say he give a screech that'd put a crimp in the devil himself, and went galloping off, jumping about twenty feet at a lick.
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