verb
crimp
krihmp
verb
1
To press or bend something into small folds or ridges.
"She used a special iron to crimp the edges of the pie crust."
2
To fasten two pieces of metal together by squeezing or bending them.
"The electrician crimped the wire connector to secure the cable."
noun
1
A tight wave or kink, especially in hair.
"Her hair had a crimp from being braided overnight."
2
Informal: something that restricts or limits (usually in the phrase "put a crimp in").
"The rain put a real crimp in our picnic plans."
How to Use Crimp
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo bend, pleat, or squeeze something into a fixed shape, or a tight wave in hair.
Common pairings
crimp your hair
put a crimp in something
crimp the edges
Word Forms
crimped past tense, crimped past tense, crimps plural, crimps plural, crimps singular, crimps singular
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Etymology
From Middle English crimpen, "to draw together or shrink," related to Dutch krimpen and ultimately the same root as "cramp."