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Crisp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crisp? [n] a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [adj] 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" [adj] (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [adj] in small tight curls [adj] pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" [adj] pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [adj] tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [v] make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread" [v] make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crisp: chip \| cold \| concise \| crease \| crinkle \| crispy \| crunchy \| curly \| curt \| distinct \| firm \| fresh \| frizzly \| frizzy \| frosty \| kinky \| laconic \| nappy \| nipping \| nippy \| parky \| potato chip \| ruckle \| Saratoga chip \| scrunch \| scrunch up \| sharp \| snappy \| tender \| terse \| toast \| wrinkle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crisp: abbreviated \| abridged \| algid \| aphoristic \| aposiopestic \| arctic \| axiomatic \| below zero \| biting \| bitter \| bitterly cold \| bleak \| boreal \| bracing \| breakable \| brief \| brisk \| brittle \| brittle as glass \| brumal \| brusque \| cheering \| chip \| clean-cut \| clear \| clear as crystal \| clear as day \| clear-cut \| clipped \| close \| coherent \| coil \| cold \| cold as charity \| cold as death \| cold as ice \| cold as marble \| compact \| compendious \| compressed \| concise \| condensed \| connected \| consistent \| contracted \| cordial \| crackable \| crease \| crimp \| crinkly \| crisped \| crispy \| crumbly \| crump \| crushable \| crystal-clear \| crystalline \| curl \| curled \| curly \| curt \| cut \| cutting \| defined \| definite \| delicate \| direct \| distinct \| docked \| dog-ear \| double \| double over \| elliptic \| energizing \| enfold \| epigrammatic \| exhilarating \| explicit \| express \| fissile \| flimsy \| flounce \| flute \| fold \| fold over \| formulaic \| formulistic \| fracturable \| fragile \| frail \| frangible \| freezing \| freezing cold \| fresh \| friable \| frigid \| frill \| frizzed \| frizzly \| frizzy \| gather \| gelid \| glacial \| gnomic \| hibernal \| hiemal \| hyperborean \| ice-cold \| ice-encrusted \| icelike \| icy \| inclement \| infold \| ingoing \| interfold \| invigorating \| keen \| kink \| kinked \| kinky \| lacerable \| laconic \| lap over \| limpid \| loud and clear \| lucid \| luminous \| nipping \| nippy \| numbing \| pellucid \| penetrating \| perspicuous \| piercing \| pinching \| pithy \| plain \| plait \| plat \| platitudinous \| pleat \| plicate \| ply \| pointed \| proverbial \| provoking \| pruned \| pulverizable \| pulverulent \| pungent \| quill \| raw \| refreshful \| refreshing \| regaling \| reserved \| rigorous \| rousing \| ruff \| ruffle \| scissile \| sententious \| severe \| sharp \| shatterable \| shattery \| shivery \| short \| short and sweet \| shortened \| Siberian \| simple \| sleety \| slushy \| snappy \| Spartan \| splintery \| stimulating \| stone-cold \| straightforward \| subzero \| succinct \| summary \| supercooled \| synopsized \| taciturn \| terse \| tight \| to the point \| tonic \| translucent \| transparent \| transpicuous \| trenchant \| triturable \| truncated \| tuck \| turn over \| twill \| unambiguous \| unconfused \| unequivocal \| univocal \| unmistakable \| vulnerable \| well-defined \| winterbound \| winterlike \| wintery \| wintry \| zestful \| zesty See Also \| cockle \| crumple \| fold \| fold up \| heat \| heat up \| knit \| pucker \| ruck \| ruck up \| rumple \| snack food \| turn up Crisp In Webster's Dictionary \Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [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 nymphs 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} (kr?spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crisping}.] [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. To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t. To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson. \Crisp\, n. 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.

Crisp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crisp?

[n] a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
[adj] 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"
[adj] (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
[adj] in small tight curls
[adj] pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
[adj] pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
[adj] tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
[v] make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"
[v] make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

Crisp In Webster's Dictionary

\Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [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 nymphs 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} (kr?spt); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Crisping}.] [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.
To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t.

      To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson.


\Crisp\, n.
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.

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