crimp

1. v. t. To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp. Source: opted

2. v. t. To pinch and hold; to seize. Source: opted

3. v. t. to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen. Source: opted

4. v. t. To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc. Source: opted

5. a. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. Source: opted

6. a. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. Source: opted

7. n. A coal broker. Source: opted

8. n. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. Source: opted

9. n. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. Source: opted

10. n. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl. Source: opted

11. n. A game at cards. Source: opted

12. n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding Source: wordnet

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