Crimp (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crimp" is a kind of...):
curl; lock; ringlet; whorl (a strand or cluster of hair)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crimp"):
pin curl (a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin)
kiss curl; spit curl (a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek)
Derivation:
crimp (curl tightly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
Synonyms:
crimp; crimper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crimp" is a kind of...):
abductor; kidnaper; kidnapper; snatcher (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))
Sense 3
Meaning:
An angular or rounded shape made by folding
Example:
a bend of his elbow
Synonyms:
bend; crease; crimp; flexure; fold; plication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("crimp" is a kind of...):
angular shape; angularity (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crimp"):
plait; pleat (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
kink; twirl; twist (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)
pucker; ruck (an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth))
Derivation:
crimp (make ridges into by pinching together)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curl tightly
Example:
crimp hair
Synonyms:
crape; crimp; frizz; frizzle; kink; kink up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crimp" is one way to...):
curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They crimp their hair
Derivation:
crimp (a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms:
crimp; pinch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crimp" is one way to...):
fold; fold up; turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "crimp"):
flute (form flutes in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
crimp (an angular or rounded shape made by folding)