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View usage for: (krɪmp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense crimps, present participle crimping, past tense, past participle crimped1. verbIf you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it. Crimp the edges to seal them tightly. [VERB noun] 2. verbTo crimp something means to restrict or reduce it. [US] The dollar's recent strength is crimping overseas sales and profits. [VERB noun] crimp in British English 1 (krɪmp) 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 noun9. 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 Derived forms crimper (ˈcrimper) noun crimpy (ˈcrimpy) adjective Word origin Old English crympan; related to crump bent, Old Norse kreppa to contract, Old High German crumpf, Old Swedish crumb crooked; see cramp1crimp in British English 2 (krɪmp) noun1. (formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service verb2. to recruit by coercion or under false pretences Word origin C17: of unknown origin crimp in American English 1 (krɪmp) transitive verb1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy 2. to curl (hair), esp. with the use of a curling iron 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder Production was crimped by a shortage of workers 5. Cookerya. to pinch and press down the edges of (a pie crust), esp. to seal together the top and bottom layers of pastry b. to gash (the flesh of a live fish or of one just killed) with a knife to make more crisp when cooked 6. to produce a corrugated surface in; corrugate, as sheet metal, cardboard, etc 7. to bend (leather) into shape 8. Engineeringa. to bend the edges of (skelp) before forming into a tube b. to fold the edges of (sheet metal) to make a lock seam noun10. a crimped condition or form 11. (usually crimps) waves or curls, esp. in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern 12. the waviness of wool fibers as naturally grown on sheep 13. the waviness imparted to natural or synthetic fibers by weaving, knitting, plaiting, or other processes 14. a crease formed in sheet metal or plate metal to make the material less flexible or for fastening purposes 15. See put a crimp in Derived forms crimper noun Word origin [1350–1400; ME crympen, OE gecrympan to curl, deriv. of crump crooked ]crimp in American English 2 (krɪmp) noun1. a person engaged in enlisting sailors, soldiers, etc., by persuasion, swindling, or coercion transitive verb2. to enlist (sailors, soldiers, etc.) by such means Word origin [1630–40; special use of crimp1]Examples of 'crimp' in a sentencecrimp |