All crimp synonyms
crimp
C c noun crimp
- flexure — the act of flexing or bending.
- tight spot — a serious, difficult, or dangerous situation
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- plica — Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- ruche — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
verb crimp
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- rumple — to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
- interfere — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- concertina — A concertina is a musical instrument consisting of two end pieces with stiff paper or cloth that folds up between them. You play the concertina by pressing the buttons on the end pieces while moving them together and apart.
- goffer — an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
- rimple — a wrinkle.
- crimple — to crumple, wrinkle, or curl