Definition of Crimp

1. Noun. An angular or rounded shape made by folding. "A bend of his elbow"

Exact synonyms: Bend, Crease, Flexure, Fold, Plication
Specialized synonyms: Plait, Pleat, Kink, Twirl, Twist, Pucker, Ruck
Generic synonyms: Angular Shape, Angularity
Derivative terms: Bend, Bend, Flex, Fold, Plicate

2. Verb. Make ridges into by pinching together.
Exact synonyms: Pinch
Generic synonyms: Fold, Fold Up, Turn Up
Specialized synonyms: Flute
Derivative terms: Pinch

3. Noun. Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers.
Exact synonyms: Crimper
Generic synonyms: Abductor, Kidnaper, Kidnapper, Snatcher

4. Verb. Curl tightly. "They crimp their hair "; "Crimp hair"
Exact synonyms: Crape, Frizz, Frizzle, Kink, Kink Up
Generic synonyms: Curl, Wave
Derivative terms: Kink

5. Noun. A lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled.
Generic synonyms: Curl, Lock, Ringlet, Whorl
Specialized synonyms: Pin Curl, Kiss Curl, Spit Curl

Definition of Crimp

1. v. t. 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.

2. a. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

3. n. A coal broker.

4. v. t. In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and confine the charge.

Definition of Crimp

1. Adjective. (obsolete) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. ¹

2. Adjective. (obsolete) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. ¹

3. Noun. 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. ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete UK dialect) A coal broker. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. ¹

6. Noun. (obsolete) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. ¹

7. Noun. (usually in the plural) A hairstyle which has been crimped, or shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks. ¹

8. Noun. (obsolete) A game of cards. ¹

9. Verb. To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened. ¹

10. Verb. To style hair into a crimp. ¹

11. Verb. To join the edges of food products. For example: Cornish pasty, pies, jiaozi, Jamaican patty, and sealed crustless sandwich. ¹

12. Noun. 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.] ¹

13. Verb. To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crimp

1. to pleat [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: pleat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crimp

criminogenic
criminogenically
criminological
criminologies
criminologist
criminologists
criminology
criminous
criminously
criminousness
criminy
crimmer
crimmers
crimosin
crimosins
crimp (current term)
crimpage
crimped
crimper
crimpers
crimpier
crimpiest
crimping
crimple
crimpled
crimples
crimpling
crimpness
crimps
crimpy

Literary usage of Crimp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills, Harrison Washburn Hayward (1922)
"The determination of crimp has come to be regarded as a very important piece of data in ... Definition of crimp of Fabric. " crimp shall be defined as the ..."

2. The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray (1889)
"THE crimp WAGON — MILITARY EPISODES. covered wagon to which I was ordered ... Each was pretty well filled with a crew of men, whom the atrocious crimp who ..."

3. Proceedings (1889)
"BY W. SANTO crimp, Assoc. M. INST. CE, FGS, &c. IN submitting this paper to the Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors, ..."

4. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1864)
"Wh), became it would be rayther too good," responded crimp. "But I suppose you'll make no difficulty in writing out a cheque which I'll run ofl and get ..."

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