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| crimp [ krimp ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle crimped, present participle crimp·ing, 3rd person present singular crimps) |
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1. fold or press ends together: to fold or press the ends or edges of something together
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2. interfere with something: to hinder, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with something such as a plan or process
  A slowdown in sales crimped the company's cash flow.
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3. pleat something: to press or gather something such as a piece of fabric into small folds
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4. curl hair: to make somebody's hair wavy, usually with a curling iron
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5. pinch edges as decoration: to pinch or press together the edges of pastry to form a seal or for decoration
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6. manufacturing mold leather: to mold or form leather into a shape
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7. join metal into seam: to bend or fold the edges of sheet metal to form a seam for a tube or between two pieces
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noun (plural crimps) |
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1. crimping: an act of crimping something
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2. hindrance: a hindrance, obstruction, or interference, or somebody who causes it
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3. tight hair wave: a tight artificial wave in somebody's hair, usually made with a curling iron
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4. pinched edge: a fold or crease made by pinching together two edges, e.g. of fabric or pastry
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5. industry crease formed by bending: a fold or crease formed by bending something such as sheet metal
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6. curl of wool fibers: the curl or wave of wool fibers
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| [Late 17th century. Probably < Dutch or Low German krimpen "shrink, crimp" < Germanic] |
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| crimp·er noun |
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