crimped; crimping; crimps
1
: to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: such as
a
: to form (leather) into a desired shape
b
: to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibers
c
: to pinch or press together (something, such as the margins of a pie crust) in order to seal
2
: to be an inhibiting or restraining influence on : cramp
sales had been crimped by credit controls—
Time
Time
: a person who entraps or forces men into shipping as sailors or into enlisting in an army or navy
Examples of crimp in a Sentence
Noun (1)
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
the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
No Olympics Impact Asked if Olympic preparations would put a crimp on show attendance, Morand said there had been no indication of an outsized impact at this point, according to simulations.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And federal employment declined by 9,000 in a sign that sweeping cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are starting to crimp the jobs numbers.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Noun
This last plot strand crimps some of Accountant’s fast, loose fun: Kids in prison camps — and this one could end up a death camp, if the villains have their way — aren’t very entertaining.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
No Olympics Impact Asked if Olympic preparations would put a crimp on show attendance, Morand said there had been no indication of an outsized impact at this point, according to simulations.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Inflation, and thus the pricing power of corporations, has cooled more rapidly than wages and other key input costs, crimping profits.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And federal employment declined by 9,000 in a sign that sweeping cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are starting to crimp the jobs numbers.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crimp. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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crimp
1 of 2 verb1
: to make wavy or bent
2
: to pinch or press together
crimp the edges of a pie crust
crimp
2 of 2 noun1
: something produced by or as if by crimping
2
: something that holds back
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