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Adjective crisp has 6 senses
- crisp, sharp - (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
Antonym: indistinct (indirect, via distinct)
- crisp, crispy - tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
Antonym: tough (indirect, via tender)
- crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, parky - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
Antonym: hot (indirect, via cold)
- crisp, firm, crunchy - pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
Antonym: stale (indirect, via fresh)
- crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy - in small tight curls
Antonym: straight (indirect, via curly)
- crisp, curt, laconic, terse - 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"
Antonym: prolix (indirect, via concise)
Noun crisp has 1 sense
- chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip - a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
--1 is a kind of snack food
Verb crisp has 2 senses
- wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp - make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
--1 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
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- toast, crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
--2 is one way to heat, heat up
Sample sentences:
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