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Meaning of 'crisp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crisp [ a.]
- Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
- Curled with the ripple of the water.
- Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
- Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
- Lively; sparking; effervescing.
- Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
- To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
- To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.
- To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
2 . Crisp [ n.]
- That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.
3 . Crisp [ v. i.]
- To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

Meaning of 'crisp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crisp [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Example in sentence:
  • crease the paper like this to make a crane;
  • The dress got wrinkled
Meaning (2):
- make brown and crisp by heating
Example in sentence:
  • crisp potatoes;
  • toast bread
3 . crisp [ s]
Meaning (3):
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Example in sentence:
  • a crisp retort;
  • a response so curt as to be almost rude;
  • short and terse and easy to understand;
  • the laconic reply; `yes'
Meaning (4):
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
Example in sentence:
  • a nipping wind;
  • a nippy fall day;
  • crisp clear nights and frosty mornings;
  • snappy weather
Meaning (5):
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
Example in sentence:
  • a sharp photographic image;
  • the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot;
  • the sharp crack of a twig
Meaning (6):
- pleasingly firm and fresh
Example in sentence:
  • crisp lettuce
Meaning (7):
- tender and brittle
Example in sentence:
  • crisp potato chips

Nearby Words:

crib crib-biter crib-biting cribbage cribbed cribbing cribble cribbled cribbling cribellum

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