What is the meaning of crisp?

noun

verb

  • Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.
    • usage: "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
  • Make brown and crisp by heating.
    • usage: "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

adjective

  • Of something seen or heard. ( clearly defined)
    • usage: "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
  • Tender and brittle.
    • usage: "crisp potato chips"
  • Pleasantly cold and invigorating.
    • usage: "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
  • Pleasingly firm and fresh.
    • usage: "crisp lettuce"
  • Of hair. ( in small tight curls)
  • Brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
    • usage: "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
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