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Crisp vs Firm - What's the difference?

crisp | firm |

In lang=en terms the difference between crisp and firm

is that crisp is to become crisp while firm is aust to shorten (of betting odds).

As adjectives the difference between crisp and firm

is that crisp is (of something seen or heard) sharp, clearly defined while firm is steadfast, secure, hard (in position).

As nouns the difference between crisp and firm

is that crisp is (british) a thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack while firm is (uk|business) a business partnership; the name under which it trades.

As verbs the difference between crisp and firm

is that crisp is to make crisp while firm is to make firm or strong; fix securely.

crisp

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
  • * This new television set has a very crisp image.
  • (dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
  • crisp hair
  • (obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
  • * Shakespeare
  • You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks Leave your crisp channels.
  • Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
  • The crisp snow crunched underfoot.
  • * Goldsmith
  • The cakes at tea ate short and crisp .
  • Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
  • * Leigh Hunt
  • It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years.
  • Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.
  • Quick and accurate.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Stephen Ward's crisp finish from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's pass 11 minutes into the second half proved enough to give Mick McCarthy's men a famous victory.}}
  • Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp .)
  • * It is better to understand the question clearly, pause for a little thinking and give a crisp answer.
  • * If we ask an expert about a certain query, this expert will often come up with a crisp answer (“yes” or “no”).
  • *
  • (obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
  • your neat crisp claret
  • Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
  • * Charles Dickens
  • the snug, small room, and the crisp fire
  • Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
  • Derived terms

    * crisply * crispness * crispy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
  • Synonyms

    * (US) potato chip, potato crisp.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make crisp.
  • to crisp bacon by frying it
  • To become crisp.
  • (dated) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.
  • (archaic) To undulate or ripple.
  • * Tennyson
  • to watch the crisping ripples on the beach
  • (archaic) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple.
  • * Drayton
  • The lover with the myrtle sprays / Adorns his crisped tresses.
  • * Milton
  • The crisped brooks, / Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold.

    Derived terms

    * crispen * crisper

    Anagrams

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    firm

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
  • (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.
  • (slang) A criminal gang.
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
  • * It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
  • fixed (in opinion)
  • a firm''' believer; a '''firm''' friend; a '''firm adherent
  • * He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers.}}
  • solid, rigid (material state)
  • firm''' flesh; '''firm''' muscles, '''firm''' wood; '''firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
    Derived terms
    * firm up * firmish * firmly * firmness * firmware

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make firm or strong; fix securely.
  • To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
  • To become firm; stabilise.
  • To improve after decline.
  • Aust. To shorten (of betting odds).
  • Anagrams

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