crimp 1 of 2

noun

Definition of crimpnext
1
as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades

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2
as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule

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crimp

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verb

1
as in to pinch

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2
as in to crease

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Recent Examples of crimp
Noun
In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease. — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Gas prices are once again on the rise a month after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, resulting in a severe crimp in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Press outside edges of dough to edges of baking dish and use the tines of a fork to crimp onto side of baking dish. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026 Another turned a model into a full on hair cocoon and, after that, a style crimped into what looked like a melange of spider legs. — Essence, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for crimp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
  1. furrow
  2. obstacle
  3. pinch
  4. crease
  5. hurdle
  6. tweak
  7. fold
  8. obstruction
Noun
  • Their furrows reminded me of Rembrandt’s paintings of old men, brows carved deep by hard use and long years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of furrow
Noun
  • There’s outward social and internalized pressure on the Dashwood sisters to marry, and do it quickly, but per any Austen tale, the path is blotchy and blocked by obstacles and second-guessing.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • During robot operation, LiDAR supplies information about the surrounding environment, helping the framework account for obstacles and available clearance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstacle
Verb
  • Starting at the edge closest to you, roll up each strip and pinch the seam where the dough is bare to form a roll.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Consumer spending has been growing even as higher prices continue to pinch many households.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pinch
Verb
  • Roll magazines and tuck them inside your boots to prevent the boot shaft from being creased or collapsing during storage.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The formula is designed to deliver up to 16 hours of wear without primer and is resistant to creasing, caking, fading and smudging.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of crease
Noun
  • Our main hurdle has always been convincing people to pay for a cinema ticket to watch two episodes of a series.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the K-pop festivals that have been announced over the last few years never went ahead due to various logistical hurdles.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurdle
Verb
  • The two candidates have been somewhat aligned in trying to tweak the tax.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than doing a literal adaptation, the creators kept the book’s DNA and tweaked the ideas of evil, temptation and power with a contemporary twist.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tweak
Verb
  • Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Robots learn from experiments A separate Google project tested whether agents could improve DNA aptamers, short molecules that fold into shapes capable of attaching to specific proteins.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Much of Argentina is flat, allowing AM signals to travel hundreds of miles without obstruction.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Thompson was charged and ended up pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and one count of misprision of a felony.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstruction

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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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