Crimp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹɪmp/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crimp is an adjective meaning The natural curliness of wool fibres.
Meaning
The natural curliness of wool fibres.
More Meanings
- (usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- (climbing) A small hold with little surface area.
- (climbing) A grip on such a hold.
- 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.
- (obsolete) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- (obsolete) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
- (obsolete) A card game.
Example Sentences
He crimped the wire in place.
Now the Fowler […] Treads the crimp Earth,
Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.
The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.
Word Forms
- crimps
- crimping
- crimped
Synonyms for crimp
Depending on context, synonyms include shanghai, bend, pinch, fold, crease, plication.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pinch, crease, flexure, bend, fold, plication.
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