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crisp

 
Adjective crisp has 6 senses
  1. crisp, sharp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
    Antonym: indistinct (indirect, via distinct)
  2. crisp, crispy - tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
    Antonym: tough (indirect, via tender)
  3. crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, parky - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
    Antonym: hot (indirect, via cold)
  4. crisp, firm, crunchy - pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
    Antonym: stale (indirect, via fresh)
  5. crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy - in small tight curls
    Antonym: straight (indirect, via curly)
  6. crisp, curt, laconic, terse - 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"
    Antonym: prolix (indirect, via concise)
Noun crisp has 1 sense
  1. chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip - a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
    --1 is a kind of snack food
    Derived form: verb crisp2
Verb crisp has 2 senses
  1. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp - make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
    --1 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. toast, crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
    --2 is one way to heat, heat up
    Derived form: noun crisp1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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