crimp

Crimp is defined as squeezing into folds or waves, or to have a limiting impact.

(verb)

When you use a special type of curling iron to make your hair wavy, this is an example of when you crimp your hair.
When you squeeze metal wires and bend them together, this is an example of when you crimp the wires.
When a parent shows up at his son's school dance looking very uncool, this is an example of when the parent crimps his son's style.

The definition of a crimp is a limitation, or a pleat or fold.

(noun)

See crimp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to press into narrow, regular folds; pleat or corrugate
to make (hair, etc.) wavy or curly
to gash (the flesh of a fish, etc.) so as to make the muscles contract and stay firm in cooking
to mold or bend (leather for shoe uppers, etc.) into shape
to pinch together or fold the edge of (one part) tightly over another
☆ Informal to obstruct or hamper

Origin: < MDu crimpen, to draw together, wrinkle; akin to cramp

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noun

a person who gets men by force or trickery to serve as sailors or soldiers

Origin: < crimp, prob. in sense of “press, impress”

transitive verb

to trick or force (men) into service as sailors or soldiers

See crimp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb crimped, crimp·ing, crimps

To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges: crimp a pie crust.
To bend or mold (leather) into shape.
To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
To have a hampering or obstructive effect on: Supplies of foreign oil were crimped by the embargo.

noun

The act of crimping.
Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
a. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
b. A series of curls, as of wool fibers.
c. A crease or bend.
An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.

Origin:

Origin: Dutch

Origin: or Low German krimpen

Origin: , from Middle Dutch

Origin: or Middle Low German

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