Word Meaning

crimp definition and meaning

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.
v. t. To pinch and hold; to seize.
v. t. to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
v. t. To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.
a. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
a. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
n. A coal broker.
n. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
n. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
n. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
n. A game at cards.

Crossword clues for crimp

- Curl tightly
- Press into pleats
- Press into ridges
- Press into small regular folds
- Tightly crease fold