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We have spotted CRIMP (5 Letters) a total of 14 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with CRIMP and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
| • | 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. |
| • | To pinch and hold; to seize. |
| • | to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. |
| • | Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. |
| • | A coal broker. |
| • | One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. |
| • | A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. |
| • | Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl. |
| • | A game at cards. |
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Usage among publishers:
- Wall Street Journal: Apr 30, 2024
- New York Times: May 13, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Feb 28, 2023