(n) a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, Syn. roller, hair curler, crimper, Example:a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight

fold

(n) an angular or rounded shape made by folding, Syn. plication, crimp, flexure, bend, crease, Example: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

meager

(adj) deficient in amount or quality or extent, Syn. scrimpy, meagre, stingy, meagerly, Ant. ample, Example:meager resources; meager fare

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Crimp

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crimped p. pr. & vb. n. Crimping. ] [ Akin to D. krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to E. cramp. See Cramp. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The comely hostess in a crimped cap. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pinch and hold; to seize. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Cookery) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Firearms) In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and confine the charge. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Crimping house, a low lodging house, into which men are decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or enlist as sailors or soldiers. --
Crimping iron. (a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair. (b) A crimping machine. --
Crimping machine, a machine with fluted rollers or with dies, for crimping ruffles, leather, iron, etc. --
Crimping pin, an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimp

a. 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Now the fowler . . . treads the crimp earth. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The evidence is crimp; the witnesses swear backward and forward, and contradict themselves. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimp

n. 1. A coal broker. [ Prov. Eng. ] De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A game at cards. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boot crimp. See under Boot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimpage

n. The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimper

n. One who, or that which, crimps; as: (a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape. (b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance. (c) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimple

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crimpled p. pr. & vb. n. Crimpling ] [ Dim. of crimp, v. t. ] To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl. [ R. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crimpy

a. Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimp

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrimped p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping. ] [ Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink. ] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimp

a. Short; scanty; curtailed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimp

n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimping

a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimpingly

adv. In a scrimping manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimpness

n. The state of being scrimp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scrimption

n. A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

省吃俭用

[省吃俭用 / 省吃儉用, shěng chī jiǎn yòng] to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save #34687

省俭

[省俭 / 省儉, shěng jiǎn] frugal; economic; to scrimp and save #180443

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

圧着

[あっちゃく;あつぎ, acchaku ; atsugi] (n, vs) crimp; crimping

圧着端子

[あっちゃくたんし;あつぎたんし, acchakutanshi ; atsugitanshi] (n) crimp contact; crimped terminal

質素倹約

[しっそけんやく, shissokenyaku] (n, vs) (practice) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving

縮らす

[ちぢらす, chidirasu] (v5s, vt) to curl; to crimp

爪に火をともす;爪に火を点す;爪に火を灯す;つめに火をともす

[つめにひをともす, tsumenihiwotomosu] (exp, v5s) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle)

浮かす

[うかす, ukasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to float; (2) to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; (3) (See 腰を浮かす) to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

吝嗇る

[ケチる;けちる, kechi ru ; kechiru] (v5r) (uk) (col) to be stingy; to scrimp

皴を寄せる;しわを寄せる

[しわをよせる, shiwawoyoseru] (exp, v1, vt) to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

鏝

[こて, kote] (n) (1) flat-iron; (2) soldering iron; (3) crimper; curling tongs; (4) (uk) trowel

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Crimpbacke { f } [ techn. ] | obere Crimpbacke | untere Crimpbacke

crimp die | upper crimp die | lower crimp die

Crimpeinsatz { m } [ techn. ]

crimping pliers insert

Crimphülse { f } [ techn. ]

crimp sleeve

Crimpkontakt { m } [ techn. ] | metrischer Crimpkontakt

crimp contact | metric size crimp contact

Crimp-Stempel { m } [ techn. ]

crimp jaw

Crimptiefe { f } [ techn. ]

depth of crimp

Crimpwerkzeug { n } [ techn. ] | Aufnahme des Crimpwerkzeuges

crimping tool | locator of a crimping tool

Crimpzange { f }; Kabelschuhzange { f } [ techn. ]

crimping pliers

Crimpzange { f }; Quetschzange { f }; Handzange { f } (für Kontakte) [ techn. ]

crimping tool

Ersatzcrimpstempel { m }

spare locator

Isolierungscrimp { m } [ techn. ]

insulation crimp

Kontakt { m } [ electr. ] | Kontakte { pl } | erweiterter Kontakt | federnder Kontakt | gedrehte Kontakte | geschützte Kontakte | konzentrischer Kontakt | männlicher Kontakt | potenzialfreier Kontakt | voreilender Kontakt | Kontakte strahlen | Ausbau der Kontakte | auswechselbare, lötfreie Kontakte | direkt geschalteter Kontakt | Bund des Kontaktes | Kontakt mit Anschlusshülse | Kontakte einschieben; Kontakte einbringen

Quetschverbindung { f }

crimp connection

Sechskantcrimp { m } [ techn. ]

hexagonal crimp

bemaß

scrimped

bemessend

scrimping

bemisst

scrimps

gekräuselt

crimpy

gequetscht

crimped

heften; quetschen

to crimp

knapp { adj } | knapper | am knappsten

scrimpy | scrimpier | scrimpiest

kräuselnd

crimping

kräuselt

crimps

kräuselte

crimped

sparen; knausern (mit)

to scrimp (on)

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