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   crisp

   /krɪsp/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle: "crisp bacon" Similar crunchycrispybrittlecrumblybreakableshatterablefriablefrangiblerigidhardwell cookedwell doneOpposite soft
   • ▪ (of a fruit or vegetable) firm and juicy: "a crisp lettuce" Similar firmfreshunwiltedunwitheredOpposite limp
   • ▪ (of paper or cloth) stiff and uncreased: "£65 in crisp new notes"
   • ▪ (of hair) having tight curls.
   • 2. (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating: "a crisp autumn day" Similar briskbracingfreshrefreshinginvigoratingstimulatingenergizingexhilaratingrousingfortifyingtonickeenrawbitingcoolcoldchillyinformal:pick-me-upnippyparkyliterary:chillOpposite sultry
   • 3. (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail: "her answer was crisp" Similar tersesuccinctconcisebriefshortshort and sweettighttautincisivepithyepigrammaticaphoristicellipticallaconicsparingpreciseclearclear-cutexplicitunambiguousstraightforwardinformal:snappyrare:lapidarycompendioussynopticgnomicbrusquebriskvigorousdecisivebusinesslikeno-nonsensecurtbluntshortsharpsnappysnappishabruptto the pointfrankplain-spokenbaldbrutalindelicateunceremoniouscavalieroffhandgruffroughharshcausticabrasivepulling no punchesnot mincing one's wordsnot beating about the bushcalling a spade a spadespeaking one's mindinformal:upfrontstraight from the shoulderOpposite ramblingambiguous

   noun

   • 1. a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack. British "cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps"
   • 2. a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour: "rhubarb crisp"

   verb

   • 1. give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill: "crisp the pitta in the oven"
   • ▪ (of food) develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill: "open the foil so that the bread browns and crisps"
   • 2. curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles: archaic "there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river"

   Word Origin Old English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crispness noun

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   What does it mean when a voice is crisp?

   • To crisp something is to cook or dry it until it's brittle, and when a voice is crisp, it's abrupt and no-nonsense. A crisp fall morning is fresh and cold. In Old English, crisp meant "curly," from the Latin crispus, "curled." The "brittle" definition is probably imitative, the word sounding like its meaning.

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   What does crisp mean?

   • CRISP definition: 1. hard enough to be broken easily 2. used to describe cooked foods, such as pastry and biscuits…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a food is crisped?

   • If food crisps or if you crisp it, it becomes pleasantly hard, for example because you have heated it at a high temperature. Cook the bacon until it begins to crisp. [VERB] Spread breadcrumbs on a dry baking sheet and crisp them in the oven. [VERB noun] Crisps are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack.

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   What does crisper mean?

   • (comparative crisper, superlative crispest) (approving) (of food) Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp. When fried, the bacon rind becomes crisp and brown. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   Crisp can be an adjective meaning hard, clear, cold, or direct, or a noun meaning a fried potato or a sweet dish. Learn how to use crisp in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

   • English (US)

     CRISP meaning: 1. hard enough to be broken easily 2. used to...

   • Crispbread

     CRISPBREAD definition: 1. a hard, dry, flat, salty biscuit,...

   • Crisply

     CRISPLY definition: 1. in a way that is stiff and smooth: 2....

   • Znaczenie Crisp, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     crisp definicja: 1. hard enough to be broken easily 2. used...

   • Crisp: Malay Translation

     crisp translate: rapuh, rangup, rapuh, kentang goreng. Learn...

   • Crisp: Thai Translation

     crisp translate: กรอบ, สดและกรอบ, สะอาดเรียบร้อย,...

   • Crisp: French Translation

     CRISP translate: croustillant/-ante, impeccable, d’un froid...

   • Crisp: Catalan Translation

     crisp translate: cruixent, patata fregida (de bossa). Learn...

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   Something that's crisp is thin, dry, and breakable. Unless they're stale, most crackers are crisp. Gingersnaps are crisp, and so is toast — in fact, crisp often describes food, although crunchy snow and dry, brown leaves are also crisp.

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   Crisp definition: (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle. See examples of CRISP used in a sentence.

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   1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp. 2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp. 3. Chiefly British A potato chip. [Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker- in Indo-European roots .] crisp′ly adv. crisp′ness n.