crimp
[verb]
Synonyms: crumple, crimple, crinkle, rimple, ruck (up), ruckle, rumple, screw, scrunch, wrinkle, restrain, bit, bridle, check, constrain, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, withhold
[noun]
Synonyms: obstacle, bar, Chinese wall, hamper, hurdle, impediment, mountain, obstruction, rub, snag

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crimp /krɪmp/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Dutch; Origin: Low German krimpen 'to make smaller']

1. to press cloth, paper etc into small regular folds:
Use a hot iron to crimp the edges.

2. to make your hair slightly curly by using a special heated tool:
crimped blonde hair

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