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crisp  (krsp)

adj. crisp·er, crisp·est

1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.

2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.

3.

a. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.

b. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.

4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.

5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply. See Synonyms at incisive.

6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples.

v. crisped, crisp·ing, crisps

v.tr.

To make or keep crisp.

v.intr.

To become or remain crisp.

n.

1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.

2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.

3. Chiefly British A potato chip.

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[Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crisply adv.

crispness n.

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crisp

Adjective

1. fresh and firm: a crisp green salad

2. dry and brittle: bake until crisp and golden brown

3. clean and neat: crisp white cotton

4. (of weather) cold but invigorating: a crisp autumn day

5. clear and sharp: the telescope is designed to provide the first crisp images of distant galaxies

6. lively or brisk: the service is crisp and efficient

Noun

Brit a very thin slice of potato fried till crunchy

Verb

to make or become crisp [Latin crispus curled]

crisply adv
crispness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crisp - a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat potato chip, Saratoga chip, chip snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals
Verb	1.	crisp - 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" crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" ruck, ruck up, pucker - become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
	2.	crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" crispen, toast cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
Adj.	1.	crisp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" sharp distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
	2.	crisp - tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" crispy tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
	3.	crisp - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" nipping, nippy, snappy, frosty cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	4.	crisp - pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce" fresh - recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"
	5.	crisp - (of hair) in small tight curls frizzly, frizzy, nappy, kinky curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
	6.	crisp - brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" laconic, terse, curt concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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crisp

adjective 1. firm, crunchy, crispy, crumbly, fresh, brittle, unwilted << OPPOSITE soft

adjective 2. bracing, fresh, refreshing, brisk, invigorating << OPPOSITE warm

adjective 3. clean, smart, trim, neat, tidy, orderly, spruce, snappy, clean-cut, well-groomed, well-pressed

adjective 4. brief, clear, short, tart, incisive, terse, succinct, pithy, brusque

Translations

crisp [krɪsp] adj → fresco; [toast, snow] → crujiente; [manner] → seco

crisp [krɪsp] adj → croquant(e); [weather] → vif(vive); [manner etc] → brusque

crisp [krɪsp] adj (vegetables etc) → knackig;

(bacon etc) → knusprig;

(weather) → frisch;

(manner, tone, reply) → knapp

crisp [krɪsp] adj → croccante;

(fig) → frizzante, vivace; deciso/a

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crisp

adj crisp [krisp]

1 stiff and dry enough to break easily crisp biscuits. bros, krakerig هَش، سَريع الإنكِسار хрупкав chřupavý sprød knusprig τραγανός crujiente, quebradizo krõbe ترد؛ خشک rapea croustillant פָּרִיך कुरकुर hrskav ropogós, omlós renyah stökkur friabile かりかりに焼けた 바삭바삭한 traškus kraukšķīgs rapuh bros sprø kruchy estaladiço crocant рассыпчатый chrumkavý drobljiv rskav knaprig, frasig, spröd กรอบ gevrek, kıtır kıtır 脆的 крихкий, розсипчастий كرارا، خست‍ہ giòn 脆的

2 (of vegetables etc) firm and fresh a crisp lettuce. bros, krakerig ناضِر، طازَج свеж křehký frisk fest und frisch τραγανός crujiente, fresco karge تر و تازه raikas croquant טָרִי, רַעֲנָן स्पष्ट, विशद hrskav friss, ropogós segar dan renyah ferskur croccante, fresco ぱりぱりする (야채가) 단단하고 싱싱한 traškus, gaivus stingrs; ciets (par augļiem, saknēm) rangup stevig sprø chrupiący fresquinho crocant свежий krehký hrustljav svež spröd สดและกรอบ taze 鮮嫩的 цупкий تازه chắc và tươi 鲜嫩的

3 (of manner, speech etc) firm and clear. opgewek, beslis, pittig حازِم، واضِح وصارِم отривист rázný frisk entschieden σαφής, κοφτός resuelto, seco krapsakas پر شور و حرارت naseva précis; cassant נוֹקֵב, חָד दृढ़ čvrst, jasan határozott jelas skÿr; ótvíræður deciso てきぱきした 단호하고 분명한 trumpas, glaustas noteikts; izteiksmīgs (par stilu) rapuh zelfverzekerd kort, skarp energiczny claro la obiect; tăios решительный rázny, rezký jasen, odločen odsečan kort och koncis, bestämd สะอาดเรียบร้อย açık, seçik, kesin 乾脆的 чіткий; рішучий صاف اور واضح quả quyết 干脆的

n

short for potato crisp.

adv ˈcrisply

krakerig جَعْد، مُتَمَوِّج ясно jasně, rázně sprødt; friskt knusprig με σαφήνεια, κοφτά secamente, crujientemente krapsakalt بطور ترد nasevasti d'un ton cassant בְּאוֹפֵן חָד कुरमुरा hrskavo határozottan, erőteljesen, frissen renyah líflega in modo deciso ぱりぱりと 바삭바삭하게 trumpai, glaustai kraukšķīgi, noteikti dengan rangup bondig, zelfverzekerd kort og knapt, skarpt lapidarnie com firmeza pe un ton tăios решительно rázne rezko rskavost kort och koncist, bestämt อย่างกรอบ gevrek, çıtır çıtır 乾脆地 рішуче; чітко جچ‍ے تل‍ے انداز می‍ں một cách hoạt bát 干脆地

n ˈcrispness

krakerigheid هَـشاشَه، نَـضارة، حَزْم решителност křehkost; ráznost; chřupavost sprødhed; friskhed die Knusprigkeit, die Frische σαφήνεια firmeza, sequedad, naturaleza dura pero quebradiza krapsakus تردی nasevuus netteté פְּרִיכוּת कुरमुरापन‍ hrskavost ropogósság kerenyahan hreinleiki; skÿrleiki l'essere deciso 歯切れのよさ 바삭바삭함 traškumas kraukšķīgums kerangupan brosheid, stevigheid, zelfverzekerdheid sprøhet, korthet, skarphet kruchość firmeza claritate свежесть; решительность krehkosť jasnost rskav frasighet, sprödhet, knaprighet ความกรอบ gevreklik, tazelik 脆 рішучість كراراپن sự nhanh nhẹn 脆

adj ˈcrispy

krakerig جَعْد، مُتَمَوِّج، هَش، مُنْعِش، ناضِر къдрав křehký; chřupavý sprød; frisk knusprig τραγανιστός crujiente, quebradizo krõbe ترد؛ تر و تازه rapea crépu פָּרִיך झुर्रीदार, कुरकुरा hrskav ropogós renyah stökkur croccante ぱりぱりした 바삭바삭한 traškus kraukšķīgs; noteikts rangup bros sprø(stekt) kruchy, energiczny estaladiço crocant хрустящий kučeravý nakodran; hrustljav rskav frasig กรอบ gevrek 松脆的 хрусткий; кучерявий خست‍ہ khô cứng 松脆的