crimp
adjective
1. (obsolete) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
2. (obsolete) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
noun
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Similar word(s): bend, crease, flexure, fold, plication
Definition categories: shape, angularity
2. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
Similar word(s): crimper
Definition categories: person, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher
3. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
Definition categories: body, curl, lock, ringlet, whorl
Sentences with crimp as a noun:
- The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.
verb
1. make ridges into by pinching together
Similar word(s): pinch
Definition categories: contact, fold
2. curl tightly
- crimp hair
Similar word(s): crape, frizz, frizzle, kink
Definition categories: contact, curl, wave
Sentences with crimp as a verb:
- He crimped the wire in place.
- Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him. — Carlyle.