crimp

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for crimp

crimp 🔊 /kɹɪˈmp/

crimp : නාවික සේවයට පොළඹවනවා

crimp : හමුදා සේවයට පොළඹවනවා

crimp : රැලි සාදනවා

crimp : රැලිදමනවා

crimp : රැලිගස්වනවා

crimp : වංචාවෙන් වැඩට පොළඹවනවා

crimp : කම්කරුවන් වංචාවෙන් බඳවා ගන්නා තැනැත්තා

crimp definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.
  2. To pinch and hold; to seize.
  3. to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
  4. To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.

Adjective.

  1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
  2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Noun.

  1. A coal broker.
  2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
  3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
  4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in Plural.
  5. A game at cards.