to crisp
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3.9
- verb
- /krɪsp/
:
dorar
- To get the topping to crisp, place it under the broiler for a few minutes.
- crisp the skin
- crisp the crust
- crisp the bacon
They they they crisped up the tortilla.
- They they they crisped up the tortilla.
Examples
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Bake the chicken at a high temperature to crisp the skin.
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Turn the fries halfway through cooking to ensure they crisp evenly.
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The turkey should warm up quickly and even crisp up a bit on some parts, which is a bonus.
Blog text (27) -
How to crisp up the bacon, the way the gentleman preferred it, you know.
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No, they don't crisp up like they should.
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So I don't have that many snacky things to crisp up, but I only have these so I'm down for a second breakfast.
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Lastly, take off the foil tent for the last 30 minutes to brown and crisp the skin.
Blog text (27) -
That's just enough to crisp up the granola without scorching.
Blog text (11) -
I wanted to smell baking bread and browning butter, frying potatoes and crisping bacon, and strong, black coffee.
Fiction book (2001) -
In three days, when the mango slices are crisped by the sun, she will mix in oil and spices and seal them in jars.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To brown bread with heat so it becomes crisp
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8.9
To make food brown and slightly crunchy on the outside by heating it
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6.8
Cook food in hot oil until it becomes brown and crispy
Compounds
How Crispy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crisp as a verb follows the same idea: from the root crispus the word came to mean making the outside firm and brown, so to 'crisp' food is to heat it until it becomes brown and brittle.