Definitions for crisp

Definitions for (noun) crisp

Main entry: Saratoga chip, potato chip, crisp, chip

Definition: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat


Definitions for (verb) crisp

Main entry: crisp, crispen, toast

Definition: make brown and crisp by heating

Usage: toast bread; crisp potatoes


Main entry: crease, crinkle, crisp, wrinkle, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up

Definition: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in

Usage: The dress got wrinkled; crease the paper like this to make a crane


Definitions for (adj) crisp

Main entry: terse, laconic, curt, crisp

Definition: brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Usage: a crisp retort; a response so curt as to be almost rude; the laconic reply; `yes'; short and terse and easy to understand


Main entry: crisp, sharp

Definition: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

Usage: a sharp photographic image; the sharp crack of a twig; the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot


Main entry: crisp, nappy, frizzly, frizzy, kinky

Definition: (of hair) in small tight curls


Main entry: crisp

Definition: pleasingly firm and fresh

Usage: crisp lettuce


Main entry: crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

Definition: pleasantly cold and invigorating

Usage: crisp clear nights and frosty mornings; a nipping wind; a nippy fall day; snappy weather


Main entry: crisp, crispy

Definition: tender and brittle

Usage: crisp potato chips


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