Definition of Crimp. Meaning of Crimp. Synonyms of Crimp

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Definition of Crimp

Crimp
Crimp Crimp, v. t. (Firearms) In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and confine the charge.
Crimp
Crimp Crimp, a. 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [R.] Now the fowler . . . treads the crimp earth. --J. Philips. 2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.] The evidance is crimp; the witnesses swear backward and forward, and contradict themselves. --Arbuthnot.
Crimp
Crimp Crimp, n. 1. A coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] --De Foe. 2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. -- Marryat. 3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. 4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl. 5. A game at cards. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Boot crimp. See under Boot.

Meaning of Crimp from wikipedia

- Look up crimp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crimp or crimping may refer to: Crimp (climbing), a small hold with little surface area Crimp (gambling)...
- (wire crimp) or its insulation (insulation crimp). C crimp D crimp F crimp (a.k.a. B crimp) O crimp W crimp Overlap/OVL crimp Oval (confined) crimp Four-Mandrel...
- Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those...
- F-Crimp is a type of solderless electrical crimp connection. It is not related to the F connector common in RF equipment. It is sometimes referred to as...
- to as crimping, but also can be called crinkles or deep waves. Hair crimping is usually achieved by treating the hair with heat from a crimping iron (also...
- Operation Crimp (8–14 January 1966), also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods, was a joint US-Australian military operation during the Vietnam War...
- crimping or moist grain crimping is an agricultural technology, an organic way to preserve feed grain into livestock fodder by fermentation. Crimped grain...
- Fielding's favourite episodes from the three series: "Party", "The Power of the Crimp", "The Nightmare of Milky Joe", "The Priest and the Beast", "The Legend...
- metal, funk and rap. The series is known for po****rising a style called "crimping", short a cappella songs which are present throughout all three series...
- John Douglas Crimp (August 19, 1944 – July 5, 2019) was an American art historian, critic, curator, and AIDS activist. He was known for his scholarly...