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Crisp Very Common

Crisp has 13 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

"He added a few crispy bacon bits to his salad, but he really wanted those golden, crunchy slices of fried potatoes known as crisps."

2

A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

"We bought bags of crispy french fries to eat while watching the movie."

In plain English: A crisp is an old, dry leaf that has fallen from a tree and turned brown during autumn.

"The crisp was still warm when he took his last bite at lunch."

Usage: Use this term specifically to describe thin, deep-fried potato slices rather than raw vegetables or other crunchy snacks. It is the standard word for chips in American English and crisps in British English when referring to this particular food item.

Verb
1

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

"The dress got wrinkled"

"crease the paper like this to make a crane"

2

make brown and crisp by heating

"toast bread"

"crisp potatoes"

3

To make crisp.

"The chef fried the potatoes until they became perfectly crisp."

Adjective
1

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

"a sharp photographic image"

"the sharp crack of a twig"

"the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

2

tender and brittle

"crisp potato chips"

3

pleasantly cold and invigorating

"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"

"a nipping wind"

"a nippy fall day"

"snappy weather"

4

pleasingly firm and fresh

"crisp lettuce"

5

(of hair) in small tight curls

"After applying the styling gel, her naturally frizzy locks transformed into crisp, bouncy ringlets."

6

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

"a crisp retort"

"a response so curt as to be almost rude"

"the laconic reply; `yes'"

"short and terse and easy to understand"

7

Sharp, clearly defined.

"The crisp outline of the mountain stood out sharply against the pale sky."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"Crisp won the tournament as part of a team bearing his family name."

Example Sentences
"The crisp was still warm when he took his last bite at lunch." noun
"I prefer crisp to have my news on television every morning." noun
"The crisp is what you need to hear before making your daily decisions." noun
"He sat down with the crisp in hand to listen to the latest updates." noun
See Also
crumpy shrewsbury cake crisping zwieback crispness crispated shkedei marak unwilted
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
snack food fold heat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pucker

Origin

The word crisp originally meant "curly" in Old English before entering Middle English with that same meaning for hair. Its modern senses describing a crunchy texture or cool weather likely developed through onomatopoeia to represent crinkling sounds and as an extension of the idea of something being tightly folded like curly locks.

Rhyming Words
isp aisp lisp wisp risp twisp whisp berisp 3 lisp ultracrisp honeycrisp common lisp honey crisp will o wisp cheese crisp potato crisp
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