Crisp
/kɹɪsp/
The meaning and definition of Crisp, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack
“kale crisps”
- A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
verb
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To make crisp.
“to crisp bacon by frying it”
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To become crisp.
“to put celery into ice water to crisp”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
potato chip potato crisp crumble crunch crispen crackle
Origin
From Middle English crisp, from Old English crisp, from Latin crispus.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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