CRISP

crisp, curt, laconic, terse

(adjective) brief and to the point; effectively cut short; “a crisp retort”; “a response so curt as to be almost rude”; “the laconic reply; ‘yes’”; “short and terse and easy to understand”

crisp, sharp

(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”

crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy

(adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls

crisp

(adjective) pleasingly firm and fresh; “crisp lettuce”

crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

(adjective) pleasantly cold and invigorating; “crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”; “a nipping wind”; “a nippy fall day”; “snappy weather”

crisp, crispy

(adjective) tender and brittle; “crisp potato chips”

chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip

(noun) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

crispen, toast, crisp

(verb) make brown and crisp by heating; “toast bread”; “crisp potatoes”

wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp

(verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic; “The dress got wrinkled”; “crease the paper like this to make a crane”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

crisp (comparative crisper, superlative crispest)

(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.

(of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.

(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.

(of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

(obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.

(dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.

(obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.

(comptheory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.

Noun

crisp (plural crisps)

(British) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping

Synonyms: crumble, crunch

(food) Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack

Synonyms

• (US): potato chip, potato crisp.

Verb

crisp (third-person singular simple present crisps, present participle crisping, simple past and past participle crisped)

(transitive) To make crisp.

Synonym: crispen

(intransitive) To become crisp.

Synonym: crispen

(transitive, dated) To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).

(intransitive, dated) To become curled.

(transitive, dated) To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.

(intransitive, dated) To undulate or ripple.

(transitive, dated) To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).

(intransitive, dated) To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).

(ambitransitive, rare) To interweave (of the branches of trees).

(intransitive, dated) To make a sharp or harsh sound.

Synonyms: creak, crunch, crackle, rustle

(transitive, dated) To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).

Synonym: tinge

Anagrams

• Crips, crips, scrip

Etymology

Proper noun

Crisp

A surname.

Anagrams

• Crips, crips, scrip

Source: Wiktionary

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Crisp (krsp), a. Etym: [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. Crape.]

1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic] You numphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels. Shak.

3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow. The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. Goldsmith.

4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition. It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years. Leigh Hunt.

5. Lively; sparking; effervescing. Your neat crisp claret. Beau & Fl.

6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. Dickens.

Crisp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crisped (krspt); p. pr. & vb. n. Crisping.] Etym: [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See Crisp. a. ]

1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp. The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses. Drayton. Along the crisped shades and bowers. Milton. The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. Milton.

3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. Crisping iron, an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped.

– Crisping pin, the simplest form of crisping iron. Is. iii. 22.

Crisp, v. i.

Definition: To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t. To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. Tennuson.

Crisp, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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