crimp

As nouns the difference between crimp and crim

is that crimp is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade] while crim is (uk|australia|informal) a criminal.

As an adjective crimp

is (obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

As a verb crimp

is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

As adjectives the difference between crimp and scrimp

is that crimp is easily crumbled; friable; brittle while scrimp is short; scanty; curtailed.

As nouns the difference between crimp and scrimp

is that crimp is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts while scrimp is a pinching miser; a niggard.

As verbs the difference between crimp and scrimp

is that crimp is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened while scrimp is to make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.

In obsolete terms the difference between crimp and crisp

is that crimp is a card game while crisp is lively; sparking; effervescing.

As verbs the difference between crimp and primp

is that crimp is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy while primp is to spend time improving one's appearance (often in front of a mirror).

As an adjective crimp

is (obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

As a noun crimp

is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade].

As an adjective crimp

is (obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

As a noun crimp

is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade].

As a verb crimp

is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

As a proper noun crump is

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As nouns the difference between crimp and chimp

is that crimp is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade] while chimp is (informal).

As verbs the difference between crimp and chimp

is that crimp is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy while chimp is (informal|often|pejorative) to review each image on a digital camera after it is taken.

As an adjective crimp

is (obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

In obsolete terms the difference between crime and crimp

is that crime is that which occasions crime while crimp is a card game.

As nouns the difference between crime and crimp

is that crime is a specific act committed in violation of the law while crimp is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

As verbs the difference between crime and crimp

is that crime is to commit crime(s) while crimp is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

As an adjective crimp is

easily crumbled; friable; brittle.