Definitions for CRIMP
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendnoun

   an angular or rounded shape made by folding

   "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

2. crimp, crimpernoun

   someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers

3. crimpverb

   a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled

4. crimp, pinchverb

   make ridges into by pinching together

5. crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kinkverb

   curl tightly

   "crimp hair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crimpnoun

   An agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them. [Since the passing of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this Act, i.e. to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.]

2. crimpverb

   To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

   Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him. uE000104402uE001 Carlyle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crimpadjective

   Etymology: from crumble, or crimble.

   1. Friable; brittle; easily crumbled; easily reduced to powder.

   Now the fowler, warn’d
   By these good omens, with swift early steps,
   Treads the crimp earth, ranging through fields and glades. Philips.

   2. Not consistent; not forcible: a low cant word.

   The evidence is crimp; the witnesses swear backwards and forwards, and contradict themselves; and his tenants stick by him. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

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1. crimp

   Crimp is a method of folding, bending, or molding material, such as fabric, paper, or wire, into a specific pattern or shape to fasten it or enhance its functionality or aesthetics. In a broader context, it can also refer to causing harm or obstruction to something in progress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crimpverb

   to fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp

2. Crimpverb

   to pinch and hold; to seize

3. Crimpverb

   to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen

4. Crimpverb

   to cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc

5. Crimpadjective

   easily crumbled; friable; brittle

6. Crimpadjective

   weak; inconsistent; contradictory

7. Crimpnoun

   a coal broker

8. Crimpnoun

   one who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service

9. Crimpnoun

   a keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced

10. Crimpnoun

    hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl

11. Crimpnoun

    a game at cards

12. Etymology: [Akin to D. krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to E. cramp. See Cramp.]

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1. Crimp

   Crimping is joining two pieces of metal or other malleable material by deforming one or both of them to hold the other. The bend or deformity is called the crimp.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crimp

   krimp, adj. made crisp or brittle.—v.t. to wrinkle: to plait: to make crisp: to seize or decoy sailors or soldiers.—n. one who presses or decoys.—ns. Crimp′age, act of crimping; Crimp′er, one who or that which crimps or corrugates; Crimp′ing-ī′ron, an iron instrument used for crimping hair; Crimp′ing-machine′, a machine for forming crimps or plaits on ruffles.—v.t. Crimp′le, to contract or draw together: to plait: to curl. [A dim. of cramp; Dut. krimpen, to shrink.]

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How to pronounce CRIMP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRIMP in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRIMP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CRIMP in a Sentence

1. Anthony Hatch:

   If you reduced speeds down to 30 mph, you would not have a corresponding drop in accidents, but it would severely crimp the capacity of a vitally important part of the economy.

2. Jason Davis:

   We know what our intentions are – to help protect the community and the student body, but when public health starts investigating, it can be intimidating for some people to have a government agent with a clipboard asking questions about their lives, that hesitation puts a crimp in our process, but it’s understandable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CRIMP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crimp
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CRIMP
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CRIMP
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CRIMP
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CRIMP