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crimp (verb)

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  • crimp — ► VERB 1) compress into small folds or ridges. 2) make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. ► NOUN ▪ a curl, wave, or folded or compressed edge. DERIVATIVES crimper noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • crimp — verb 1》 compress into small folds or ridges.     ↘connect by squeezing together.     ↘[often as adjective crimped] make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. 2》 (also put a crimp in) N. Amer. informal have a limiting or adverse effect on. noun 1》 a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • crimp — verb crimp the edges of the pie crust Syn: pleat, flute, corrugate, ruffle, fold, crease, crinkle, pucker, gather; pinch, compress, press together, squeeze together …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • crimp — verb (T) 1 to press something, especially cloth, paper etc into small regular folds 2 to make your hair slightly curly by using a special heated tool …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • crimp — [[t]krɪ̱mp[/t]] crimps, crimping, crimped 1) VERB If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it. [V n] Crimp the edges to seal them tightly. 2) VERB To crimp something means to restrict or reduce it. [AM]… …   English dictionary

  • crimp — I UK [krɪmp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms crimp : present tense I/you/we/they crimp he/she/it crimps present participle crimping past tense crimped past participle crimped 1) a) to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it b) …   English dictionary

  • crimp — 1. noun /kɹɪmp/ a) A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts. The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.… …   Wiktionary

  • crimp — crimp1 [ krımp ] verb transitive 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL to prevent something from increasing or developing: regulations that have crimped imports 2. ) to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it a ) to make shapes like small… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crimp — I. /krɪmp / (say krimp) verb (t) 1. to press into small regular folds; frill; corrugate; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with a hot iron: *her salt and pepper hair crimped into an impossible battery of waves –colleen mccullough, 1975. 3 …  

  • crimp — I. transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe hook, cramp Date: 1712 1. to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: as a. to form (leather) into a desired shape b. to give (synthetic fibers) a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crimp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wave, curl, crinkle, wrinkle, ripple; gather, bunch, pinch, tighten, fold, pleat, plait. n. curl; notch. See convolution, furrow. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fold] Syn. pleat, crease, corrugate; see… …   English dictionary for students

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