Word Finder - crimp

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A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

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The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.

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The natural curliness of wool fibres.

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(usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.

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A card game.

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To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.

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Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.

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To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

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He crimped the wire in place.

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To pinch and hold; to seize.

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To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.

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To bend or mold leather into shape.

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To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.

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Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

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Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Toe in break then crimp to good holds with a long reach.

Use the crimp pliers to crimp the bead against the wire.

Overall, the regulations, and technological achievements of manufacturers, have put a significant crimp in energy consumption.

Crimp your hair or a long wig and cement the look with a couple of cans of hair spray.

Crimp your crimp bead, if you are using one.

Angora rabbit fibers need more twist to hold the fibers together as they don't contain a crimp like sheeps wool.

It's quite a challenge, but one that visually-challenged people face everyday, and it can put a significant crimp in their personal freedom unless a workable solution can be found.

Armed with that knowledge, you will need to consider your budget, keeping in mind if the person loves one of those tough-to-get collectibles, say a Dalla Valle Maya, you can expect to considerably crimp your disposable income.

Summer days and family vacations don't have to put a crimp in your potty training schedule.

Move back and forth without exerting too much pressure, as you want to remove dust, not crimp the blinds.

If you want to get really fancy, buy crimp beads and a pair of crimping pliers.

If you're using crimp beads, slide a bead onto the wire, making sure to cover the tail of the wire and pushing it snugly against the closure.

If you don't have crimp beads, just string on a spacer bead or two and push them snugly against the closure before starting your "pattern."

If you'd like to use a crimp bead, slide one on now.

When you get close to the end of the wire, slide on another crimp bead if you are using one, then add the other side of the clasp.

Loop the wire around the clasp and back down through the crimp bead and the last couple of beads you strung.

Taking special care not to crimp the IV cord, she cuddled Destiny close.

Renting a car can range from $15-100 per day or higher, a cost that can put a severe crimp in travel or vacation plans.