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Crimp

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Noun

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

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

Example Sentences:
'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, crimper

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

3. crimp

a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled

Verb

4. crimp, pinch

make ridges into by pinching together

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

curl tightly

Example Sentences:
'crimp hair'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crimp

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to fold or press into ridges
2. 
to fold and pinch together (something, such as the edges of two pieces of metal)
3. 
to curl or wave (the hair) tightly, esp with curling tongs
4. 
to decorate (the edge of pastry) by pinching with the fingers to give a fluted effect
5. 
to gash (fish or meat) with a knife to make the flesh firmer and crisper when cooked
6. 
to bend or mould (leather) into shape, as for shoes
7. metallurgy
to bend the edges of (a metal plate) before forming into a cylinder
8. informal, mainly US
to hinder
noun
9. 
the act or result of folding or pressing together or into ridges
10. 
a tight wave or curl in the hair
11. 
a crease or fold in a metal sheet
12. 
the natural wave of wool fibres
noun
1. 
(formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service
verb
2. 
to recruit by coercion or under false pretences

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Crimp

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verb transitive
1. 
to press into narrow, regular folds; pleat or corrugate
2. 
to make (hair, etc.) wavy or curly
3. 
to gash (the flesh of a fish, etc.) so as to make the muscles contract and stay firm in cooking
4. 
to mold or bend (leather for shoe uppers, etc.) into shape
5. 
to pinch together or fold the edge of (one part) tightly over another
6.  US, Informal
to obstruct or hamper
noun
7. 
the act of crimping
8. 
a crimped pleat, fold, or part
9.  US; [usually pl.]
crimped hair
10.  US
wavy condition; esp., the natural waviness of wool fiber
noun
1. 
a person who gets men by force or trickery to serve as sailors or soldiers
verb transitive
2. 
to trick or force (men) into service as sailors or soldiers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crimp

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tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps
1. To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges: crimp a pie crust.
2. To bend or mold (leather) into shape.
3. To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
4. To have a hampering or obstructive effect on: Supplies of foreign oil were crimped by the embargo.
n.
1. The act of crimping.
2. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
a. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
b. A series of curls, as of wool fibers.
c. A crease or bend.
3. An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.
n.
A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.
tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps
To procure (sailors or soldiers) by trickery or coercion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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