1. (adj) chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
2. (adj) crisp, sharp
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
3. (adj) crisp, crispy
tender and brittle
"crisp potato chips"
4. (adj) crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy
pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
5. (adj) crisp
pleasingly firm and fresh
"crisp lettuce"
6. (adj) crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy
(of hair) in small tight curls
7. (verb) crisp, curt, laconic, terse
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
"a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
8. (verb) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
"The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
9. (verb) crispen, toast, crisp
make brown and crisp by heating
"toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
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Definition of 'CRISP' 
