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  • 21CRIMP — Central Region Infrastructure Maintenance Programme (Governmental) * Connectivity Routing And Infrastructure Management Programme (Computing » Networking) To hold back, criticize,hinder...Why are you trying to crimp my style? (Miscellaneous »… …

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  • 22crimp — verb 1》 compress into small folds or ridges.     ↘connect by squeezing together.     ↘[often as adjective crimped] make waves in (hair) with a hot iron. 2》 (also put a crimp in) N. Amer. informal have a limiting or adverse effect on. noun 1》 a… …

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  • 23crimp — verb crimp the edges of the pie crust Syn: pleat, flute, corrugate, ruffle, fold, crease, crinkle, pucker, gather; pinch, compress, press together, squeeze together …

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  • 24crimp — I. /krɪmp / (say krimp) verb (t) 1. to press into small regular folds; frill; corrugate; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), especially with a hot iron: *her salt and pepper hair crimped into an impossible battery of waves –colleen mccullough, 1975. 3 …

  • 25crimp —   n. person luring or shanghaiing sailors aboard vessel; v.t. so to obtain sailors for ship.    ♦ crimpage, n. rate paid to crimp …

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  • 26crimp — v. & n. v.tr. 1 compress into small folds or ridges; frill. 2 make narrow wrinkles or flutings in; corrugate. 3 make waves in (the hair) with a hot iron. n. a crimped thing or form. Phrases and idioms: put a crimp in US sl. thwart; interfere with …

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  • 27Crimp, Cornwall — Crimp is a village in Cornwall, England.[1] References ^ Google Maps. Maps (Map).  …

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  • 28Crimp (song) — A crimp is one of the humorous a cappella nonsense songs sung by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt in the comedy television series The Mighty Boosh. A crimp is sung in a scat style featuring lyrics characterized by non sequiturs that are… …

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  • 29Crimp connection — A crimp connection is achieved with a type of solderless electrical connector. Crimp connectors are typically used to terminate stranded wire. They fulfill numerous uses, including allowing the wires to be easily terminated to screw terminals,… …

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  • 30Crimp (gambling) — In gambling terminology a crimp is a bend that has been intentionally made on the corner(s) of a playing card to facilitate identification. A card cheat will typically bend some of the important cards during the game. Below are just several of… …

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