- fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
--1 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
--1 has particulars:pleat, plait; kink, twist, twirl; pucker, ruck Derived form: verb crimp1 - crimp, crimper - someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
--2 is a kind of kidnapper, abductor, snatcher
- crimp - a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
--3 is a kind of lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
--3 has particulars: pin curl; spit curl, kiss curlDerived form: verb crimp2
- crimp, pinch - make ridges into by pinching together
--1 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun crimp1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink - curl tightly; "crimp hair"
--2 is one way to curl, wave
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun crimp3
They crimp their hair