crimp

[英][krimp]
[美][krɪmp]
英汉词典
及物动词 vt.
使(头发)卷曲; 把…压成褶子
英英词典
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, bend
(hypernym) angular shape, angularity
(hyponym) pleat, plait
(derivation) pinch
2. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
(synonym) crimper
(hypernym) kidnapper, abductor, snatcher
3. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
(hypernym) lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
(hyponym) pin curl
(derivation) crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
Verb
1. make ridges into by pinching together
(synonym) pinch
(hypernym) fold, fold up, turn up
(hyponym) flute
(derivation) fold, crease, plication, flexure, bend
2. curl tightly; "crimp hair"
(synonym) crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
(hypernym) curl, wave