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Definitions for crimp
krɪmpcrimp
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
crimp, crimpernoun
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
crimpverb
a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
crimp, pinchverb
make ridges into by pinching together
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kinkverb
curl tightly
"crimp hair"
Wiktionary
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.]
crimpverb
To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him. uE000104402uE001 Carlyle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Crimpadjective
Etymology: from crumble, or crimble.
Now the fowler, warn’d
By these good omens, with swift early steps,
Treads the crimp earth, ranging through fields and glades. Philips.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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Crimpverb
to pinch and hold; to seize
Crimpverb
to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen
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
Crimpadjective
easily crumbled; friable; brittle
Crimpadjective
weak; inconsistent; contradictory
Crimpnoun
a coal broker
Crimpnoun
one who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service
Crimpnoun
a keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced
Crimpnoun
hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl
Crimpnoun
a game at cards
Etymology: [Akin to D. krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to E. cramp. See Cramp.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crimp in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crimp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of crimp in a Sentence
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.
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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- تجعيدArabic
- krimpovatCzech
- krympeDanish
- crimpenGerman
- krimpiEsperanto
- rizarSpanish
- puristaaFinnish
- sertirFrench
- crimpIrish
- समेटनाHindi
- krimpelésHungarian
- halanganIndonesian
- crimpItalian
- לחיצהHebrew
- 圧着Japanese
- ಕ್ರಿಂಪ್Kannada
- 주름Korean
- crimpLatin
- krimpenDutch
- krympeNorwegian
- fałdaPolish
- crimpagemPortuguese
- crețRomanian
- обжим, обжимать, обжатьRussian
- krympningSwedish
- இறுக்கமானTamil
- ముడతలుగలTelugu
- จีบThai
- kıvrımTurkish
- гофрованийUkrainian
- crimp کےUrdu
- uốn congVietnamese
- 壓接Chinese
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