crimp
11crimp — ► VERB 1) compress into small folds or ridges. 2) make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. ► NOUN ▪ a curl, wave, or folded or compressed edge. DERIVATIVES crimper noun. ORIGIN Old English …
12Crimp — Douglas Crimp (* 1944) ist ein US amerikanischer Kunstsoziologe, Kunstkritiker und AIDS Aktivist aus New York City. Er ist ein Vertreter der Queer Theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Themen 3 Werke 3.1 Bücher …
13crimp — I UK [krɪmp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms crimp : present tense I/you/we/they crimp he/she/it crimps present participle crimping past tense crimped past participle crimped 1) a) to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it b) …
14crimp — I [[t]krɪmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to press into small regular folds; make wavy 2) clo to curl (hair), esp. with a curling iron 3) to seal by pressing together 4) to restrain or hinder 5) to corrugate (sheet metal, cardboard, etc.) 6) clo to bend… …
15crimp — 1. noun /kɹɪmp/ a) A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts. The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.… …
16crimp — crimp1 [ krımp ] verb transitive 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL to prevent something from increasing or developing: regulations that have crimped imports 2. ) to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it a ) to make shapes like small… …
17crimp — [[t]krɪ̱mp[/t]] crimps, crimping, crimped 1) VERB If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it. [V n] Crimp the edges to seal them tightly. 2) VERB To crimp something means to restrict or reduce it. [AM]… …
18crimp — crimp1 crimper, n. /krimp/, v.t. 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), esp. 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:… …
19crimp — n. (colloq.) (AE) obstacle to put a crimp in * * * [krɪmp] (colloq.) (AE) [ obstacle ] to put a crimp in …
20crimp — 1) crimp sleeve 2) a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive, used by London fishmongers in the past to render the flesh firm. Once a favourite dish among epicures …
