noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Synonyms
chip
potato chip
Saratoga chip
verb
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface
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Examples
- make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
- `crisp' is archaic
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
verb
make brown and crisp by heating
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Examples
- toast bread
- crisp potatoes
adjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
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Examples
- a sharp photographic image
- the sharp crack of a twig
- the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
adjective
tender and brittle
Synonyms
Examples
- crisp potato chips
adjective
pleasantly cold and invigorating
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Examples
- crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
- a nipping wind
- a nippy fall day
- snappy weather
adjective
pleasingly firm and fresh
Examples
- crisp lettuce
adjective
(of hair) in small tight curls
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adjective
brief and to the point
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Examples
- 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