Definition of 'crisp'

Noun

1. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
      Synonyms: chip potato chip Saratoga chip

Verb

1. make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
      Synonyms: wrinkle ruckle crease crinkle scrunch scrunch up
2. make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
      Synonyms: crispen toast

Adjective

1. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
      Synonyms: sharp
2. tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
      Synonyms: crispy
3. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
      Synonyms: frosty nipping nippy snappy parky
4. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
      Synonyms: firm crunchy
5. of hair in small tight curls
      Synonyms: frizzly frizzy kinky nappy
6. brief and to the point; 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"
      Synonyms: curt laconic terse

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