crisp

Meanings

Adjective

• Sharp, clearly defined.
• Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
• Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
• Dry and cold.
• Quick and accurate.
• Brief and to the point.
• having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
• Lively; sparking; effervescing.
• Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
• Curled by the ripple of water.
• Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.

Noun

• A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
• A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping
• Anything baked or fried in thin slices and eaten as a snack.

Verb

• To make crisp.
• To become crisp.
• To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).
• To become curled.
• To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.
• To undulate or ripple.
• To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).
• To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).
• To interweave (of the branches of trees).
• To make a sharp or harsh sound.
• To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).

Related

Similar words

• chip, potato chip

Origin

• From Middle English crisp, from Old English crisp, from Latin crispus. crêpe.