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verb
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To make crisp.
example
to crisp bacon by frying it
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To become crisp.
example
to put celery into ice water to crisp
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To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).
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To become curled.
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To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.
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To undulate or ripple.
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To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).
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To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).
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To interweave (of the branches of trees).
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To make a sharp or harsh sound.
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To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).
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adjective
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(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
example
This new television set has a very crisp image.
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Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
example
The crisp snow crunched underfoot.
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Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
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(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
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(of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
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(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
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An expert, given a certain query, will often come up with a crisp answer: “yes” or “no”.
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(of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
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Lively; sparking; effervescing.
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Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
example
crisp hair
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Curled by the ripple of water.
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Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.