adj lively; sparking; effervescing.
2. crisp ·adj brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
3. crisp ·adj curled with the ripple of the water.
4. crisp ·adj to make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.
5. crisp ·vi to undulate or ripple. ·cf. crisp, ·vt.
6. crisp ·adj curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
7. crisp ·adj possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
8. crisp ·adj brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
9. crisp ·adj to cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. ·cf. crimp.
10. crisp ·adj to curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
11. crisp ·noun that which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.