crisp

IPA: krˈɪsp

(Britain) A very thin slice of potato that has been deep fried, typically packaged and sold as a snack.
(Britain, by extension, colloquial) A crunchy, savoury snack food made from potato starch, cornmeal or other starchy cereal grain, packaged and eaten similarly to the above.
A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping
(Britain, food) Anything baked or fried in thin slices and eaten as a snack.
A surname.

(transitive) To make crisp.
(intransitive) To become crisp.
(transitive, dated) To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).
(intransitive, dated) To become curled.
(transitive, dated) To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.
(intransitive, dated) To undulate or ripple.
(transitive, dated) To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).
(intransitive, dated) To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To interweave (of the branches of trees).
(intransitive, dated) To make a sharp or harsh sound.
(transitive, dated) To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).

(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
(of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
(of wine) Having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
Lively; sparking; effervescing.
(dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
(obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
(computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
(of fabric) Starched and pressed (ironed).

Examples of "crisp" in Sentences

The city is the county seat of Crisp County.
The arrangement is crisp, ceremonious and bright.
The sun then comes up and the world is burnt to a crisp.
The crumble is baked in an oven until the topping is crisp.
I shows a crisp look and detail of the grasshopper on the bottle.
The air is beautifully clear and crisp in the wake of a southeaster.
Crisp was not sympathetic to the Gay Liberation movement of the time.
It is a crisp fierce and almost boisterous attack on the Anglo Indian.
It is then baked until the crust is crisp and the toppings are hot and bubbly.
The sausage was pepped up by Dijon mustard and a serving of crisp, delicious chips.
The T-shirt was white cotton and the down to the ankle skirt came in crisp silk with slits up the sides.
He called up the workshop, and in crisp, terse sentences gave his orders in a way that went to the older man's heart.
But, you know, I hate to admit it, John, the two-party system which I called crisp and the blood, bipolar and everything else, has worked.
My mother thinks that Evan Lysacek, whom she now calls "the fascist" (because he dresses in crisp all black and slicks back his hair?!), was put in 2nd place despite falling and being bad because the U.S.
More than anything, the rally was a three-hour (on-time start, on-time finish) theatrical version of the Daily Show itself, held outdoors in crisp autumn air, with what looked to me like a little over 200,000 of their fans.