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Definition of 'crisp'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) crisp
hard but easily breakable; brittle:
crisp crackers.

2.  crisp
firm and fresh:
crisp lettuce.

3.  crisp
brisk; clear:
a crisp reply.

4.  crisp
clean-cut; well-groomed.

5.  crisp
bracing; invigorating:
crisp weather.

6.  crisp
(of hair) lying in small, stiff curls.

7. (v.i.) crisp
to make or become crisp.

8.  crisp
to curl.

9. (n.) crisp
Brit.

10.  crisp
a dessert of apples or other fruit baked with a crunchy topping of crumbs, sugar, etc.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE < L crispus curled)

Definition of 'crisp'

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Definition of 'crisp'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) crisp
making a pleasant cracking sound when eaten; = crunchy
crisp corn chips

2. crisp
fresh, new, and clean
crisp white snow; crisp new shirts

3. crisp
(of the weather) cool and dry
a crisp fall day

4. (noun) crisp
***potato chip

Definition of 'crisp'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) crisp
curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair

2. (adj) crisp
curled with the ripple of the water

3. (adj) crisp
brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow

4. (adj) crisp
possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition

5. (adj) crisp
lively; sparking; effervescing

6. (adj) crisp
brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively

7. (adj) crisp
to curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees

8. (adj) crisp
to cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp

9. (adj) crisp
to make crisp or brittle, as in cooking

10. (noun) crisp
that which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling

11. (verb) crisp
to undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t

Translation of 'crisp'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: stiff and dry enough to break easily crisp biscuits.
Afrikaans: bros, krakerig	Arabic: هَش، سَريع الإنكِسار	Bulgarian: хрупкав
Brazilian: quebradiço	Czech: chřupavý	German: knusprig
Danish: sprød	Greek: τραγανός	Spanish: crujiente, quebradizo
Estonian: krõbe	Farsi: ترد؛ خشک	Finnish: hauras
French: croustillant	Hebrew: פָּרִיך	Hindi: कुरकुर
Croatian: hrskav	Hungarian: ropogós, omlós	Indonesian: renyah
Icelandic: stökkur	Italian: friabile	Japanese: かりかりに焼けた
Korean: 파삭파삭한	Lithuanian: traškus	Latvian: kraukšķīgs
Malay: rapuh	Dutch: bros	Norwegian: sprø
Polish: kruchy	Persian: ترد؛ خشک	Pashto: وچ
Portuguese: estaladiço	Romanian: crocant	Russian: рассыпчатый
Slovak: chrumkavý	Slovenian: drobljiv	Serbian: rskav
Swedish: knaprig, frasig, spröd	Thai: กรอบ	Turkish: gevrek, kıtır kıtır
Taiwanese: 脆的	Ukrainian: крихкий, розсипчастий	Urdu: كرارا، خست‍ہ
Vietnamese: giòn	Chinese: 脆的
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