Definitions for crisp

Overview of noun crisp

The noun crisp has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip

(a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat)

Overview of verb crisp

The verb crisp has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp

(make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")

2. crispen, toast, crisp

(make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes")

Overview of adj crisp

The adj crisp has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) crisp, sharp

((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. crisp, crispy

(tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips")

3. crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

(pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather")

4. crisp

(pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce")

5. crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy

((of hair) in small tight curls)

6. crisp, curt, laconic, terse

(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")