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crimp

(kr/I/mp )

an angular or rounded shape made by folding(noun.shape)

Synonym:
bend, crease, flexure, fold, plication

source: wordnet30
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers(noun.person)

Synonym:
crimper

source: wordnet30
a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled(noun.body)

source: wordnet30
A coal broker.(noun)

source: webster1913

make ridges into by pinching together(verb.contact)

Synonym:
pinch

source: wordnet30
curl tightly(verb.contact)

Example:
Crimp hair.

Synonym:
crape, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up

source: wordnet30
To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.(verb)

source: webster1913
In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and confine the charge.(verb)

source: webster1913

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