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Crisp
krɪsp
Crisp definitions
adjective
crisp
crisper
crispest
- (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle
"crisp bacon"
- (of a fruit or vegetable) firm and juicy
"a crisp lettuce"
- (of paper or cloth) stiff and uncreased
"£65 in crisp new notes"
- (of hair) having tight curls
- (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating
"a crisp autumn day"
- (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail
"her answer was crisp"
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noun
crisp
crisps
- a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack
"cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps"
- a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour
"rhubarb crisp"
verb
crisp
crisped
crisping
crisps
- give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill
"crisp the pitta in the oven"
- (of food) develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill
"open the foil so that the bread browns and crisps"
- curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles
"there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river"