Definition of Crisp

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Definition of Crisp

Crisp

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

Curled with the ripple of the water.

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

Lively; sparking; effervescing.

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.

To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.

To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.

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Crisp Quotations

I was probably the best that ever walked this earth. And I could take a punch. I could deliver a punch. I didn't have the hardest punch in the world but my punches were sharp and they were crisp. And if you took too many of them, you would be knocked out.
Larry Holmes

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.
Charles Dudley Warner

It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.
Dawn Fraser

Crisp Translations

crisp in Dutch is knapperig, croquant
crisp in German is knusprig, knusprig, knusperige
crisp in Spanish is crespo
crisp in Swedish is chips, krusa, frisk

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