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Meanings of crimp in English

Portuguese
dobra
Catalan
replec

An angular or rounded shape made by folding.

        dobra
        Portuguese
        frisar
        Catalan
        arrissar-se
        Spanish
        retorcer

        Curl tightly.

              frisar

              Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers.

                    Make ridges into by pinching together.

                          Usage of crimp in English
                          1
                          For example, left hand to blue crimp, right foot to green pinch.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          2
                          It has also taken measures to crimp exports of artificial intelligence software.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Close and crimp the edges nicely, and fry the rissoles in butter.
                          Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
                          4
                          Every time you crimp hard on a hold, you feel the pain.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          5
                          Near the top, she faced a long reach to a greasy crimp.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          6
                          In some states, wildfire concerns are putting a crimp on public displays.
                          Wired
                          7
                          Full crimp is trained second to ensure you're warmed up for it.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          8
                          We do this two ways: by closing a crimp and by squeezing.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          9
                          Traders are already easing into the reforms that could crimp those profits.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          Crashing the bike would put a real crimp in my rescue effort.
                          Seven up
                          11
                          I bouldered up, latched the heinous left-hand crimp and set my feet.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          12
                          Re-adjusting until the crimp felt solid, I knew I was in it.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          13
                          The inverse crimp can be very effective on small cobbles and crystals.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          14
                          Prick them with a fork, and crimp or scollop the edges neatly.
                          Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
                          15
                          Tyler's illness has definitely put a crimp in my plans with Shane!
                          Sahm I am
                          16
                          I almost stuck the stab to a crimp move off a toe-hook.
                          Climbing Magazine
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                          Translations for crimp
                          Crimp through the time
                          Crimp across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common