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Definition of CRIMP

1

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface <a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer> <made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades>

Synonyms crease, crimp, crinkle, furrow

Related Words corrugation, layer, loop, plait, pleat, ply, pucker, seam, tuck; crow's-foot

2

something that makes movement or progress difficult <the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule>

Synonyms balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

Related Words catch, hitch, rub, snag; barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall; arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint; embargo, stoppage; delay, holdup, stall; burden, cumber, load; danger, hazard, peril, reef; adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship

Near Antonyms catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus; advantage, break, edge; aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help