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
Synonyms
Examples of crimp in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebMelvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The owners of Mansion Society in Hawthorne recounted the incident — which put a serious crimp in their ability to serve their regular customers on a busy holiday — in an Instagram post.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
Roll out too thin of a skin or pinch an imperfect crimp and the broth will leak through.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
If they weren’t anchored by some kind of crimp or curl, the base was bone-straight, preferably with a deep side part that swooped across the forehead to create curved bangs.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023
The texture looked as if someone added several hundred small crimps to the length of her hair.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 6 July 2023
Massive structural changes in the nature of TV and movie production, and the Writers Guild of America’s successful campaign to wipe out packaging fees has also put a crimp on agency bottom lines.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2021
For example, with a hydraulic crimping tool that crimps big industrial electrical lugs, the user may want to retrieve all the information to determine whether those crimps were performed correctly.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2021
Slide the crimp ring onto each pipe and insert the barb fitting.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021
Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
For many, though, a dance career is fleeting, crimped by age or injury.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Some of the judging criteria for the fleece includes fineness and handle, uniformity of micron and color, character, crimp and staple type, density and brightness, absence of guard hair, impurities/stains/fleece damage, lock structure and density luster.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Mark Wahlberg Bonds with a Stray Dog Under Extreme Circumstances in Arthur the King Trailer (Exclusive)
The move certainly hasn't crimped Wahlberg's acting career.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The Fed made a similar point in its statement, noting that tighter financial and credit conditions would likely crimp spending by households and businesses.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
Place the tent over the turkey legs, and lightly crimp the edges around the pan.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
Operating range is also crimped by a lack of charging stations.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
To be sure, 2023 had plenty of unusual headwinds that also dented sales, like the Hollywood labor strikes that crimped production of movies and TV shows, which prompted entertainment giants to cut their own marketing expenditures.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
Noun
Given that the company had been hoping (pdf) to increase its 170 billion seat-miles (one seat flown one mile, occupied or not) by 5%, that’s a big crimp.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The owners of Mansion Society in Hawthorne recounted the incident — which put a serious crimp in their ability to serve their regular customers on a busy holiday — in an Instagram post.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
Roll out too thin of a skin or pinch an imperfect crimp and the broth will leak through.
—Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
If they weren’t anchored by some kind of crimp or curl, the base was bone-straight, preferably with a deep side part that swooped across the forehead to create curved bangs.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023
The texture looked as if someone added several hundred small crimps to the length of her hair.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 6 July 2023
Massive structural changes in the nature of TV and movie production, and the Writers Guild of America’s successful campaign to wipe out packaging fees has also put a crimp on agency bottom lines.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2021
For example, with a hydraulic crimping tool that crimps big industrial electrical lugs, the user may want to retrieve all the information to determine whether those crimps were performed correctly.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2021
Slide the crimp ring onto each pipe and insert the barb fitting.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021
Verb
Big asset managers like BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, which regularly lend out shares, are not major holders of Trump Media, further crimping the supply.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
For many, though, a dance career is fleeting, crimped by age or injury.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Some of the judging criteria for the fleece includes fineness and handle, uniformity of micron and color, character, crimp and staple type, density and brightness, absence of guard hair, impurities/stains/fleece damage, lock structure and density luster.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
Mark Wahlberg Bonds with a Stray Dog Under Extreme Circumstances in Arthur the King Trailer (Exclusive)
The move certainly hasn't crimped Wahlberg's acting career.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The Fed made a similar point in its statement, noting that tighter financial and credit conditions would likely crimp spending by households and businesses.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
Place the tent over the turkey legs, and lightly crimp the edges around the pan.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
Operating range is also crimped by a lack of charging stations.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
To be sure, 2023 had plenty of unusual headwinds that also dented sales, like the Hollywood labor strikes that crimped production of movies and TV shows, which prompted entertainment giants to cut their own marketing expenditures.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
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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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