Synonyms for crimp
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.
- v. 1
To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.
Related words
- Word family
- crimper
Example sentences
- bend Bend over backwards for him and he still complain.
- fold "I can't fold another crane," she said to herself.
By length
- 4 letters
- fold1, bend1, curl1, kink
- 5 letters
- pinch1, crisp1, crepe1, plait1, frizz1
- 6 letters
- crease1
- 7 letters
- inhibit3, flexure, frizzle2, crimper
- 8 letters
- shanghai2
- 9 letters
- plication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inhibit3 = 3 syllables).