Noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Verb
make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

Verb
make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"

Adjective S.
brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes''"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

Adjective S.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

Adjective S.
in small tight curls

Adjective S.
pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

Adjective S.
pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky'' is a British term)

Adjective S.
tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"

a.
Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

a.
Curled with the ripple of the water.

a.
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

a.
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

a.
Lively; sparking; effervescing.

a.
Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

a.
To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

a.
To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.

a.
To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.

v. i.
To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

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

You numphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . . . Leave jour crisp channels.

The cakes at tea ate short and crisp.

It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years.

Your neat crisp claret.

The snug, small room, and the crisp fire.

Crisp

The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses.

Along the crisped shades and bowers.

The crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.

Crisp

To watch the crisping ripples on the beach.

Crisp

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

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.