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crimper
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.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | crimper - someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldierscrimpabductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | | 2. |  crimper - a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"curler, hair curler, rollermechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
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Synonyms for crimpernoun someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiersSynonymsRelated Words- abductor
- kidnaper
- kidnapper
- snatcher
noun a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl itSynonymsRelated Words |