crimp

Phonetic Respelling: [ krimp ]

Definition:

v. to press into narrow; regular folds; pleat or corrugate to make -hair; etc.- wavy or curly to gash -the flesh of a fish; etc.-

Sentence:

The economic decline put a crimp in his living style.

More example sentences:

The economic decline put a crimp in his living style.

Hear it

Check the expiration date in the crimp of the tube.

Hear it

Synonyms:

pinch; fold; fold up; turn up

Antonyms:

unpinched

Crimp rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • blimp
  • chimp
  • imp
  • limp
  • pimp
  • primp
  • sshimp
  • shrimp
  • skimp
  • slimp
  • timpe
  • trimpe
  • wimp