crisp
/krips/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Pleasantly firm and fresh; easily broken or crumbled: Describes food, especially fruits, vegetables, or baked goods, that are fresh, firm, and make a sharp sound when broken or bitten.
- Pleasantly cold and invigorating: Describes weather or air that is cold in a refreshing and stimulating way.
- Brief, clear, and effective: Describes a style of speaking, writing, or behavior that is concise, decisive, and lively.
- Tightly curled: Describes hair that forms small, tight curls.
- Sharply defined; clear: Describes something seen or heard that is very clear and distinct.
Noun:
- A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat: Refers to a potato chip (British English) or a similar thin, crunchy snack.
Verb:
- To make or become crisp by heating: To cook something until it is brown and crunchy.
- To make wrinkles or creases: To cause a smooth surface to become lined or folded.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The salad was made with crisp lettuce and fresh cucumbers. (Describing fresh, firm food.)
- We went for a walk in the crisp autumn air. (Describing refreshingly cold weather.)
- She gave a crisp reply to the question. (Describing a concise and decisive manner.)
- He has a head of crisp, curly hair. (Describing tightly curled hair.)
- The photograph was beautifully crisp. (Describing a sharply defined image.)
Noun:
- He opened a bag of crisps to share. (Referring to potato chips.)
Verb:
- Crisp the bacon in the oven for ten minutes. (Cooking until crunchy.)
- The old paper had crisped and yellowed with age. (Becoming dry and brittle.)
- She crisped the fabric with an iron. (Making it slightly wrinkled or giving it a fresh finish—note: this is a less common, specialized use related to textile finishing).
Advanced Usage
- "Crisp up": To make something crisp or crisper.
- Toast the bread to crisp it up.
- In a figurative sense: Used to describe something that is efficiently neat or sharp.
- He saluted in a crisp military manner.
- The company's new logo has a crisp, modern design.
Variants and Related Words
- Crispy (adj): An informal synonym for , often used specifically for food that is pleasantly crunchy (e.g., ).
- Crisply (adv): In a crisp manner.
- She answered crisply.
- Crispness (n): The quality of being crisp.
- I love the crispness of fresh apples.
Synonyms
- Adjective (for texture): Crunchy, brittle, crispy.
- Adjective (for weather): Brisk, nippy, invigorating.
- Adjective (for manner/style): Terse, concise, laconic, brisk.
- Noun: Chip (US English), potato chip.
- Verb: Toast, brown, crunch.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Crisp up: To become or make something crisp.
- Leave the fries in the oven a bit longer to crisp up.
Related Idioms
- "Crisp as a new dollar bill": Very neat, fresh, and unwrinkled. (Primarily US English)
- His uniform was as crisp as a new dollar bill.
- "Crisp and clear": Very easy to hear or see; unambiguous.
- The instructions were crisp and clear.
Adjective
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
- (of hair) in small tight curls
- pleasingly firm and fresh
- crisp lettuce
- pleasantly cold and invigorating
- crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
- a nipping wind
- a nippy fall day
- snappy weather
- tender and brittle
- crisp potato chips
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- a sharp photographic image
- the sharp crack of a twig
- the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
Noun
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Verb
- make brown and crisp by heating
- toast bread
- crisp potatoes
- 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