| Crisp: English to English |
| Crisp (a.) Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. |
| Crisp (a.) Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow. |
| Crisp (a.) Curled with the ripple of the water. |
| Crisp (a.) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair. |
| Crisp (a.) Lively; sparking; effervescing. |
| Crisp (a.) Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition. |
| Crisp (a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp. |
| Crisp (a.) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees. |
| Crisp (a.) To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking. |
| Crisp (n.) That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling. |
| Crisp (v. i.) To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t. |