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Definitions for Crimper
[1] to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
[2] to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron.
[3] to press or draw together, as the ends of something.
[4] to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder: Production was crimped by a shortage of workers.
[5] Cookery . to pinch and press down the edges of (a pie crust), especially to seal together the top and bottom layers of pastry. to gash (the flesh of a live fish or of one just killed) with a knife to make more crisp when cooked.
[6] to produce a corrugated surface in; corrugate, as sheet metal, cardboard, etc.
[7] to bend (leather) into shape.
[8] Metalworking . to bend the edges of (skelp) before forming into a tube. to fold the edges of (sheet metal) to make a lock seam.
[9] the act of crimping.
[10] a crimped condition or form.
[11] Usually crimps. waves or curls, especially in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern.
[12] the waviness of wool fibers as naturally grown on sheep.
[13] the waviness imparted to natural or synthetic fibers by weaving, knitting, plaiting, or other processes.
[14] a crease formed in sheet metal or plate metal to make the material less flexible or for fastening purposes.
[15] put a crimp in , to interfere with; hinder: His broken leg put a crimp in their vacation plans.
[16] to fold or press into ridges
[17] to fold and pinch together (something, such as the edges of two pieces of metal)
[18] to curl or wave (the hair) tightly, esp with curling tongs
[19] to decorate (the edge of pastry) by pinching with the fingers to give a fluted effect
[20] to gash (fish or meat) with a knife to make the flesh firmer and crisper when cooked
[21] to bend or mould (leather) into shape, as for shoes
[22] metallurgy to bend the edges of (a metal plate) before forming into a cylinder
[23] informal , mainly US to hinder
[24] the act or result of folding or pressing together or into ridges
[25] a tight wave or curl in the hair
[26] a crease or fold in a metal sheet
[27] the natural wave of wool fibres
[28] (formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service
[29] to recruit by coercion or under false pretences
Words related to Crimper
crimphinder, hamstring, hamper, hog-tie, cramp, clog, fetter, leash, trammel, shackle, curb, fasten, tie, crimp, gimp, entrammel
Words nearby Crimper
crimpcriminogenic, criminol., criminology, criminous, crimmer, crimp, crimple, crimplene, crimpy, crimson, crimson clover
Origin of Crimper
11350–1400; Middle English crympen, Old English gecrympan to curl, derivative of crump crooked
Other words from Crimper
crimp·er , noun
Word origin for Crimper
C17: of unknown origin
Synonyms for Crimper
crimping iron, curler, curling tongs, hot iron, hot rollers, straightening iron