meaning of crimp
1. 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. To pinch and hold; to seize.
3. to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
4. 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.
5. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
6. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
7. A coal broker.
8. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
9. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
10. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
11. A game at cards.
12. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
Related Words
crimp | crimpage | crimped | crimper | crimping | crimple | crimpled | crimpling | crimpy |
