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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
  • Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
  • Curled with a ripple of water.
  • Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
  • Lively; sparking; effervescing.
  • Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.
  • Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
  • Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

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Noun:

  • British A potato chip.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To become crisp.
  • transitive To make crisp.

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