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crisp

/kɹɪsp/

noun

Meaning

  • A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

  • A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping

  • Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack

    "kale crisps"

Synonyms

potato chip,
potato crisp,
crumble,
crunch

verb

Meaning

  • To make crisp.

    "to crisp bacon by frying it"

  • To become crisp.

    "to put celery into ice water to crisp"

  • To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).

  • To become curled.

  • To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.

  • To undulate or ripple.

  • To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).

  • To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).

  • To interweave (of the branches of trees).

  • To make a sharp or harsh sound.

  • To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).

Synonyms

crackle,
creak,
crunch,
rustle,
crispen,
crispen,
tinge

adjective

Meaning

  • (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

    "This new television set has a very crisp image."

  • Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

    "The crisp snow crunched underfoot."

  • Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

  • (of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.

  • (of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.

  • (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.

    "An expert, given a certain query, will often come up with a crisp answer: “yes” or “no”."

  • (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

  • Lively; sparking; effervescing.

  • Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.

    "crisp hair"

  • Curled by the ripple of water.

  • Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.