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crimp
Overview of noun crimp
The noun crimp has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
2. crimp, crimper -- (someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers)
3. crimp -- (a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled)
Overview of verb crimp
The verb crimp has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. crimp, pinch -- (make ridges into by pinching together)
2. crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink -- (curl tightly; "crimp hair")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crimp
3 senses of crimp
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
crimp, crimper
=> kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
=> criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
=> wrongdoer, offender
=> bad person
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> captor, capturer
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
crimp
=> lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
=> hair
=> body covering
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun crimp
2 of 3 senses of crimp
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> pleat, plait
=> kink, twist, twirl
=> pucker, ruck
Sense 3
crimp
=> pin curl
=> spit curl, kiss curl
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crimp
3 senses of crimp
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
Sense 2
crimp, crimper
=> kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
Sense 3
crimp
=> lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
Antonyms of noun crimp
Member Holonyms of noun crimp
Substance Holonyms of noun crimp
Part Holonyms of noun crimp
Member Meronyms of noun crimp
Substance Meronyms of noun crimp
Part Meronyms of noun crimp
Meronyms of noun crimp
Holonyms of noun crimp
Attributes of noun crimp
Derived Forms of noun crimp
2 of 3 senses of crimp
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
RELATED TO>(verb) crimp#1
=> crimp, pinch
Sense 3
crimp
RELATED TO>(verb) crimp#2
=> crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
Domain of noun crimp
Domain Terms of noun crimp
Familiarity of noun crimp
crimp used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun crimp
3 senses of crimp
Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
> angular shape, angularity
=> furcation, forking
=> jog
=> zigzag, zig, zag
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 2
crimp, crimper
> kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
=> crimp, crimper
=> shanghaier, seizer
Sense 3
crimp
> lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
=> sausage curl
=> forelock
=> crimp
=> dreadlock
Meronyms of noun crimp
3 senses of crimp
Sense 2
crimp, crimper
=> kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
=> criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
=> wrongdoer, offender
=> bad person
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
=> captor, capturer
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
crimp
=> lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
=> hair
HAS SUBSTANCE: keratin, ceratin
HAS PART: hairline
HAS PART: widow's peak
HAS PART: part, parting
=> body covering
HAS PART: hypodermis
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun crimp
Grep of noun crimp
crimp
crimper
Antonyms of verb crimp
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crimp
2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
=> curl, wave
=> twist
=> turn
=> move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crimp
1 of 2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
=> flute
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crimp
2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
=> curl, wave
'Cause To' of verb crimp
Derived Forms of verb crimp
2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
RELATED TO>(noun) crimp#1
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
RELATED TO>(noun) crimp#3
=> crimp
Domain of verb crimp
Domain Terms of verb crimp
Familiarity of verb crimp
crimp used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb crimp
2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
EX: They crimp their hair
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb crimp
2 senses of crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
> curl, wave
=> crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb crimp
Sense 1
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 2
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
=> curl, wave
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Grep of verb crimp
crimp
scrimp
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