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crimp
(kr/I/mp )

adjective (a)

  • Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an angular or rounded shape made by folding(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    bend, crease, flexure, fold, plication
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    crimper
    source: wordnet30
  • a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • A coal broker.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make ridges into by pinching together(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pinch
    source: wordnet30
  • curl tightly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Crimp hair.
    Synonym:
    crape, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and confine the charge.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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