CRIMP

Meaning of CRIMP in English

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from 1 crimp

Date: 1758

: a person who entraps or forces men into shipping as sailors or into enlisting in an army or navy

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CRIMP — v. crispar
English interlingue dictionary
CRIMP — pilopilo
English-Visayan vocabulary
CRIMP — I. ˈkrimp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrink, shrivel; akin to Old Norse kreppa …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRIMP — (v. t.) To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, …
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (v. t.) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (v. t.) To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape …
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — ( v. t. ) To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( v. t. ) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( v. t. ) To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — crimp 1 — crimper , n. /krimp/ , v.t. 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — I. ˈkrimp transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe hook, cramp Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRIMP — noun a coal broker. 2. crimp ·noun a game at cards. 3. crimp ·adj easily crumbled; friable; brittle. 4. crimp …
Webster English vocab
CRIMP — [crimp] vt [D or LG krimpen to shrivel; akin to MD crampe hook, cramp] (1712) 1: to cause to become …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRIMP — crimp BrE AmE krɪmp ▷ crimped krɪm p t ▷ crimping ˈkrɪmp ɪŋ ▷ crimps krɪm p s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRIMP — / krɪmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. to make curls in sb's hair by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIMP — crimp /krɪmp/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: Low German krimpen 'to make smaller' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRIMP — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 compress into small folds or ridges; frill. 2 make narrow wrinkles or flutings in; corrugate. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRIMP — v. & n. v.tr. 1 compress into small folds or ridges; frill. 2 make narrow wrinkles or flutings in; corrugate. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRIMP — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. compress into small folds or ridges; frill. 2 make narrow wrinkles or flutings in; corrugate. …
Oxford English vocab
CRIMP — ( crimps, crimping, crimped) 1. If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIMP — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CRIMP — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The lack of effective advertising has crimped sales. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRIMP — A broker or factor, as a coal crimp, who disposes of the cargoes of the Newcastle coal ships; also persons …
Slang English vocab
CRIMP — I 1. сущ. вербовщик (агент, вербующий матросов и солдат обманным путем) They offered three guineas ahead to the crimps for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRIMP — crimp.ogg _I 1. krımp n амер. помеха, препятствие to put a /the/ crimp in a scheme - помешать ( в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRIMP — 1) завиток || делать завиток 2) геол. краевая полоса 3) офрировать • to crimp the edge — загибать кромку
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CRIMP — _I 1. krımp n амер. помеха, препятствие to put a /the/ crimp in a scheme - помешать ( в чём-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRIMP — _I 1. _n. агент, вербующий матросов и солдат обманным путем 2. _v. вербовать обманным путем _II 1. _n. 1> _pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CRIMP — I 1. n. агент, вербующий матросов и солдат обманным путем 2. v. вербовать обманным путем II 1. n. 1. pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CRIMP — _I krɪmp 1. _n. агент, вербующий матросов и солдат обманным путём 2. _v. вербовать обманным путём _II krɪmp 1. _n. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CRIMP — I 1. сущ. вербовщик (агент, вербующий матросов и солдат обманным путем) They offered three guineas ahead to the crimps for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRIMP — I. transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe hook, cramp Date: 1712 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRIMP — (n.) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (n.) A coal broker.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (a.) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (a.) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Английский словарь Webster
CRIMP — ( v. t. ) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( n. ) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( n. ) Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( n. ) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( n. ) A game at cards.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( n. ) A coal broker.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( a. ) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — ( a. ) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIMP — n. tight hair wave or curl; act of folding or other action that crimps something; hindrance, person or something that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRIMP — v. frill; corrugate; mold into shape; make wavy; inhibit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRIMP — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1812 : to trap into military or sea service : IMPRESS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRIMP — n. Function: noun Date: 1863 1 : something produced by or as if by crimping: as a : a section …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRIMP — n. Pronunciation: ' krimp Function: transitive verb Etymology: Dutch or Low German krimpen to shrivel; akin to Middle Dutch crampe …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRIMP — ■ verb 1》 compress into small folds or ridges. ↘connect by squeezing together. ↘[often as adjective ~ed ] make waves …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRIMP — [verb] [T] - to press (cloth, paper, pastry, etc.) into small folds along its edges, or to press (hair) into …
Cambridge English vocab
CRIMP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIMP — n. Function: noun Synonyms: OBSTACLE , bar, Chinese wall, hamper, hurdle, impediment, mountain, obstruction, rub, snag
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRIMP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRIMP — I . v. a. 1. Curl, crisp. 2. Plait, form into ridges. II . n. ( Colloq. ) Decoyman ( …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CRIMP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIMP — n. 25B6; verb PLEAT, flute, corrugate, ruffle, fold, crease, crinkle, pucker, gather; pinch, compress, press together, squeeze together.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIMP — n. ( colloq. ) ( AE ) obstacle to put a ~ in
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CRIMP — Гофрировать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CRIMP — Волнистый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CRIMP — 1) сгиб || гнуть, изгибать; отгибать 2) складка; гофр; буртик; борт(ик) || делать складки; гофрировать; профилировать 3) обжимать, спрессовывать 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CRIMP — 1) сгиб || гнуть, изгибать; отгибать 2) складка; гофр; буртик; борт(ик) || делать складки; гофрировать; профилировать 3) обжимать, спрессовывать 4) извитость (волокна) 5) текст. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

← CRIMP CRIMP→