crimped
verb (used with object)
1.
to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
2.
to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron.
3.
to press or draw together, as the ends of something.
4.
to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder: Production was crimped by a shortage of workers.
5.
Cookery.
a.
to pinch and press down the edges of (a pie crust), especially to seal together the top and bottom layers of pastry.
b.
to gash (the flesh of a live fish or of one just killed) with a knife to make more crisp when cooked.
noun
9.
the act of crimping.
10.
a crimped condition or form.
11.
Usually, crimps. waves or curls, especially in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern.
12.
the waviness of wool fibers as naturally grown on sheep.
13.
the waviness imparted to natural or synthetic fibers by weaving, knitting, plaiting, or other processes.
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Crimped
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15.
put a crimp in, to interfere with; hinder: His broken leg put a crimp in their vacation plans.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English crympen, Old English gecrympan to curl, derivative of crump crooked
1350–1400; Middle English crympen, Old English gecrympan to curl, derivative of crump crooked
Related forms
crimp·er, noun
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noun
1.
a person engaged in enlisting sailors, soldiers, etc., by persuasion, swindling, or coercion.
verb (used with object)
2.
to enlist (sailors, soldiers, etc.) by such means.
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crimp1 (krɪmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fold or press into ridges |
| 2. | to fold and pinch together (something, such as the edges of two pieces of metal) |
| 3. | to curl or wave (the hair) tightly, esp with curling tongs |
| 4. | to decorate (the edge of pastry) by pinching with the fingers to give a fluted effect |
| 5. | to gash (fish or meat) with a knife to make the flesh firmer and crisper when cooked |
| 6. | to bend or mould (leather) into shape, as for shoes |
| 7. | metallurgy to bend the edges of (a metal plate) before forming into a cylinder |
| 8. | informal chiefly (US) to hinder |
| —n | |
| 9. | the act or result of folding or pressing together or into ridges |
| 10. | a tight wave or curl in the hair |
| 11. | a crease or fold in a metal sheet |
| 12. | the natural wave of wool fibres |
| [Old English crympan; related to crump bent, Old Norse kreppa to contract, Old High German crumpf, Old Swedish crumb crooked; see | |
| 'crimper1 | |
| —n | |
| 'crimpy1 | |
| —adj | |
| crimp2 (krɪmp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to recruit by coercion or under false pretences |
| [C17: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
crimp
1638; O.E. had gecrympan "to crimp, curl," but the modern word is probably from M.Du. or L.Ger. crimpen/krimpen "to shrink, crimp." To put a crimp in (something) is 1896, U.S. slang.
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