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crimped

crimped

5.6
Made tight by pressing metal around a wire or part
  • adjective
  • /krɪmpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : crimpado
  • The wires were crimped together to ensure a safe electrical connection.

Examples

  • And then at the other end, you've got kind of this mess where it was crimped off and sealed.

  • Make sure the ends are properly crimped to prevent any loose connections.

  • But as you can see, the stem is, is pretty well crimped, you know, stems pretty well crimped.

  • He used a tool to crimp the metal pieces securely for the assembly.

Synonyms

compressed
vscrimped
1 3.7

Pressed firmly together or made smaller to save space

is pressed into shape to join parts securely rather than just reduce size
stitched
vscrimped
1.8

Held together by sewing with thread and a needle

is formed by pressing parts together to fasten mechanically rather than sewing

Antonyms

loose
155 1.0

Not tight so it can move or fall off

How Fastened

crimped
  • Specialized
5.6
fastened
1.3
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

crimped positive

Morphology

crimped = crimp (transparent) = crimp + ed

The word 'crimped' is transparently formed from the verb 'crimp' with the addition of the past tense suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Crimped comes from an old English verb crympan meaning 'to make small' or 'to pinch'. So a crimped connector is one that has been pinched or pressed into shape to hold two parts, like wires, tightly together.