crimp

Noun
  1. An angular or rounded shape made by folding (synset 113930429)
    "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
    is a type of: angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
    subtypes:
    • plait, pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
    • kink, twirl, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
    • pucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
    same as: bend, crease, flexure, fold, plication
  2. Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers (synset 109998096)
    is a type of: abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    same as: crimper
  3. A lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (synset 105265782)
    is a type of: curl, lock, ringlet, whorl - a strand or cluster of hair
    subtypes:
    • pin curl - a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
    • kiss curl, spit curl - a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
Verb
  1. Make ridges into by pinching together (synset 201459835)
    is a type of: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    subtypes: flute - form flutes in
    same as: pinch
  2. Curl tightly (synset 201226397)
    "crimp hair"
    is a type of: curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets
    same as: crape, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up

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