crimp

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: crimp

1	v n	make ridges into by pinching together an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2	v n	curl tightly a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
3	n	someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: crimp

Type of:: fold, fold up, turn up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; 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); box pleat
a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it; inverted pleat
a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward; kick pleat
pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking; knife pleat
a single pleat turned in one direction; tuck
a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

“crimp hair”

Types:: 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

Type of:: abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

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