Noun
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a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- potato chip - saratoga chip
Verb
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make brown and crisp by heating
"toast bread"
"crisp potatoes"
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make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface
make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
- scrunch up
Adjective
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brief and to the point
effectively cut short
"a crisp retort"
"a response so curt as to be almost rude"
"the laconic reply
`yes'"
"short and terse and easy to understand"
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(of hair) in small tight curls
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pleasingly firm and fresh
"crisp lettuce"
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pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
"a nipping wind"
"a nippy fall day"
"snappy weather"
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tender and brittle
"crisp potato chips"
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(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
"a sharp photographic image"
"the sharp crack of a twig"
"the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"