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crisp
(krĭsp)adj. crisp·er, crisp·est
1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.
2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.
3.
a. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.
b. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.
4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.
5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply.
6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples. Used of hair.
v. crisped, crisp·ing, crisps
v.tr.
To make or keep crisp.
v.intr.
To become or remain crisp.
n.
1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.
2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.
3. Chiefly British A potato chip.
crisp′ly adv.
crisp′ness n.
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crisp
(krɪsp)adj
1. dry and brittle
2. fresh and firm: crisp lettuce.
3. invigorating or bracing: a crisp breeze.
4. clear; sharp: crisp reasoning.
5. lively or stimulating: crisp conversation.
6. clean and orderly; neat: a crisp appearance.
7. concise and pithy; terse: a crisp reply.
8. wrinkled or curly: crisp hair.
vb
to make or become crisp
n
9. (Cookery) Brit a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack
10. something that is crisp
[Old English, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled]
ˈcrisply adv
ˈcrispness n
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crisp
(krɪsp)adj. crisp•er, crisp•est,
v. adj.
1. hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp crackers.
2. firm and fresh: crisp lettuce.
3. brisk; clear: a crisp reply.
4. clean-cut; well-groomed.
5. bracing; invigorating: crisp weather.
6. (of hair) lying in small, stiff curls.
v.t., v.i. 7. to make or become crisp.
8. to curl.
n. 9. Brit. potato chip.
10. a dessert of apples or other fruit baked with a crunchy topping of crumbs, sugar, etc.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled]
crisp′ly, adv.
crisp′ness, n.
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crisp
Past participle: crisped
Gerund: crisping
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| Noun | 1. |  crisp - a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fatsnack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals |
| Verb | 1. | 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" fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
| 2. |  crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
| Adj. | 1. | crisp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" |
| 2. | crisp - tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" | |
| 3. | crisp - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" | |
| 4. | crisp - pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce" fresh - recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" | |
| 5. | crisp - (of hair) in small tight curls curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" | |
| 6. | crisp - 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" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
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crisp
adjective
1. firm, crunchy, crispy, crumbly, fresh, brittle, unwilted Bake the potatoes till they're nice and crisp.
firm soft, limp, withered, wilted, floppy, drooping, droopy, flaccid
firm soft, limp, withered, wilted, floppy, drooping, droopy, flaccid
2. bracing, fresh, refreshing, brisk, invigorating a crisp autumn day
bracing warm, pleasant, mild, clement, balmy
bracing warm, pleasant, mild, clement, balmy
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crisp
[krɪsp]A. ADJ (crisper (compar) (crispest (superl)))
1. (= fresh, crunchy) [lettuce, salad] → fresco; [apple, snow, bacon, leaves] → crujiente; [paper] → limpio; [banknote] → nuevecito; [linen] → almidonado
2. (= cold, clear) [air] → vivificante, vigorizante; [day, morning] → frío y despejado
the weather was clear and crisp → el día estaba frío y despejado
the weather was clear and crisp → el día estaba frío y despejado
3. (= sharp) [voice, sound] → bien definido, nítido; [image] → nítido
4. (= tight) [curl] → apretado
B. N (Brit) (also potato crisp) → patata f frita (de bolsa), papa f (frita) (de bolsa) (LAm)
burnt to a crisp [toast etc] → chamuscado; [person] (= sunburnt) → achicharrado
burnt to a crisp [toast etc] → chamuscado; [person] (= sunburnt) → achicharrado
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crisp
(krisp) adjective1. stiff and dry enough to break easily. crisp biscuits.crujiente, quebradizo
noun short for potato crisp.
ˈcrisply adverbsecamente, crujientemente
ˈcrispness nounˈcrispy adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
crisp
→ crujienteMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009