Words nearby crimp
criminogenic, criminol., criminology, criminous, crimmer, crimp, crimple, crimplene, crimpy, crimson, crimson clover
Idioms for crimp
put a crimp in, to interfere with; hinder: His broken leg put a crimp in their vacation plans.
Origin of crimp
11350–1400; Middle English crympen, Old English gecrympan to curl, derivative of crump crooked
OTHER WORDS FROM crimp
crimp·er, nounDefinition for crimp (2 of 2)
crimp2
[ krimp ]
/ krɪmp /
noun
a person engaged in enlisting sailors, soldiers, etc., by persuasion, swindling, or coercion.
verb (used with object)
to enlist (sailors, soldiers, etc.) by such means.
Origin of crimp
2First recorded in 1630–40; special use of crimp1
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British Dictionary definitions for crimp (1 of 2)
crimp1
/ (krɪmp) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of crimp
crimper, nouncrimpy, adjectiveWord Origin for crimp
Old English crympan; related to crump bent, Old Norse kreppa to contract, Old High German crumpf, Old Swedish crumb crooked; see cramp 1
British Dictionary definitions for crimp (2 of 2)
crimp2
/ (krɪmp) /
noun
(formerly) a person who swindled or pressganged men into naval or military service
verb
to recruit by coercion or under false pretences
Word Origin for crimp
C17: of unknown origin
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