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Definition of crimp

a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
curl tightly; "crimp hair"
make ridges into by pinching together

Similar Words: crimper, fold, crease, plication, flexure, bend, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink, pinch

Hyponyms: pin curl, spit curl, kiss curl, pleat, plait, kink, twist, twirl, pucker, ruck, flute

Derivational Morphology: crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink, bend, flex, deform, twist, turn, pinch, pleat, plicate, fold, fold up, turn up, twirl, tweak, crease, plication, flexure

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