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crimped
crimp 1 C0748700 (krĭmp)tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps 1. To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges: crimp a pie crust.2. To bend or mold (leather) into shape.3. To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.4. To have a hampering or obstructive effect on: Supplies of foreign oil were crimped by the embargo.n.1. The act of crimping.2. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:a. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.b. A series of curls, as of wool fibers.c. A crease or bend.3. An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.
[Dutch or Low German krimpen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]
crimp′er n.
crimp 2 C0748700 (krĭmp)n. A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps To procure (sailors or soldiers) by trickery or coercion.
[Origin unknown.]crimped (krɪmpt) adj1. folded into ridges2. having tight curls or wavesTranslationsEncyclopediaSeecrimp |