Crisp (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Usages
Examples
- She tried to crisp the otherwise smooth fabric after a bad fall, but it wouldn't lie flat again.
- Her fingers would instinctively attempt to crisp the already-wrinkled silk when she got anxious.
- As she wore the newly-tailored trousers, she inadvertently managed to crisp lines on them that hadn't been there before.
- Freshly-steamed cotton seemed immune to crisp lines where water droplets would usually make them bend out of shape.
- Urgently, the dressmaker moved to crisp a wrinkle that appeared on her latest evening gown model design.
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Meaning 2
Make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She tried to crisp the bacon in a pan by cooking it over high heat for a few minutes.
- The heat from the oven helped to crisp the fried chicken's exterior.
- To crisp cookies, you should bake them for 10-12 minutes.
- Crisp the prosciutto by cooking it in a hot pan for a few seconds on each side.
- The chef added some garlic and oil to the pan to crisp the shallots.