to crimp

Examples

• All

• Crimp the crusts and cut the crinkled cakes.

  Fiction book (1993)

• You get your hair cut and crimped, and you buy a new dress.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But the weird thing is, are you guys seeing it like crimps your hair?

  Tati

• Girl, your hair's gonna crimp up if it catches on fire.

  Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

• Tonight it was her turn, this poor little girl at the bar whose hair rose to impossible crimped heights above her unwrinkled forehead, waving like a rooster's crest when she nodded her head.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Their hair was in big waves, crimped and curled after what I imagined was the collective effort of painful rollers, hot irons, and all-night slumber parties.

  Fiction book (2002)

• To create beautiful waves in her hair, she decided to crimp it before the party.

• The stylist showed her how to crimp the fabric to give it a textured look.

• After applying heat, he would crimp the edges of the pie crust to seal it.

Synonyms

P

to pinch

vsto crimp

12 3.8

Press material with your fingers to make raised edges or patterns

uses pressing or folding to make continuous waves rather than isolated ridges

C

to crinkle

vsto crimp

12 3.7

Form small lines on paper, skin, or cloth

creates rounded waves or ridges rather than flat wrinkles or small creases

K

to kink

vsto crimp

3 5.4

To make a rope, wire or hose bend sharply

produces smooth waves or ridges instead of a sudden twist

F

to frizz

vsto crimp

2 6.3

To make hair form a lot of small, tight curls

focuses on making waves by pressing or folding rather than natural texture

F

to frizzle

vsto crimp

1 7.9

Make hair or material curl and look messy

is a controlled shaping by pressing or folding rather than caused by damage

C

to crape

vsto crimp

• Archaic

9.9

To make hair or fabric form tight waves

is the action that specifically uses pressing or folding to create such waves

K

to kink up

vsto crimp

• Informal

7.4

To curl tightly into small bends, as with hair or a rope

creates regular waves or ridges by pressing or folding rather than sharp kinks

Antonyms

S

to straighten

114 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

How Curled

to crimp

2 6.7

to curl

173 1.1

to wave

64 1.0

to curve

22 2.8

to bend

268 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology