v.
- compress into small folds or ridges.
▸connect by squeezing together.
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[often as adj. crimped]
make waves in (hair) with a hot iron.
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(also put a crimp in)
N. Amer. informal have a limiting or adverse effect on.
n.
- a curl, wave, or folded or compressed edge.
- a small connecting piece for crimping wires or lines together.
Derivative
Etymology
OE gecrympan, of Gmc origin.