CRIMP
What does "CRIMP" mean?
To press or pinch something into small regular folds, waves, or ridges.
Meanings
- To form into small ridges or waves, as with hair, fabric, or pastry. She crimped the edge of the pie crust with a fork.
- To squeeze or bend a piece of metal so it grips, as on a wire connector or shotgun shell. Crimp the terminal onto the bare wire before you plug it in. technical
- A fold, wave, or ridge made by crimping. Her hair still held the crimps from the night before.
- Something that limits or hampers; chiefly in 'put a crimp in'. The rain put a crimp in our weekend plans. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'gecrympan' (to curl), related to 'cramp'; the Germanic root carries the sense of bending or contracting into folds.
A little poem
Wire pinched to wire-
a small mouth of metal bites
and the current flows.
haiku
Wordplay
- My hairdresser said crimping was back in style. That really put a crimp in my plan to look normal.
What it teaches
A small fold holds best: it isn't the force of a grip but the shape of it that keeps things from slipping.
Quick facts
What does CRIMP mean?
To press or pinch something into small regular folds, waves, or ridges.
Is CRIMP a valid word?
Yes — CRIMP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CRIMP?
CRIMP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CRIMP come from?
From Old English 'gecrympan' (to curl), related to 'cramp'; the Germanic root carries the sense of bending or contracting into folds.
What can CRIMP teach us?
A small fold holds best: it isn't the force of a grip but the shape of it that keeps things from slipping.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.