| Front | crisp |
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| Back | crisp adjective, noun, verb BrE /krɪsp/ NAmE /krɪsp/ adjective word origin example bank (crisp•er, crisp•est)(usually approving) 1 (of food) (also crispy) pleasantly hard and dry Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp. 2 (of fruit and vegetables) (also crispy) firm and fresh a crisp apple/lettuce 3 (of paper or cloth) fresh and clean; new and slightly stiff without any folds in it a crisp new $5 bill a crisp white shirt 4 (of the air or the weather) pleasantly dry and cold a crisp winter morning The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue. 5 (of snow, leaves, etc.) firm or dry and making a pleasant noise when crushed deep, crisp snow 6 (of sounds, images, etc.) pleasantly clear and sharp The recording sounds very crisp, considering its age. 7 (sometimes disapproving) (of a person's way of speaking) quick and confident in a way that suggests that the person is busy or is not being friendly Her answer was crisp, and she gave no details. crisp•ly /BrE krɪspli; NAmE krɪsp/ adverb crisply fried potatoes ‘Take a seat,’ she said crisply. crisp•ness /BrE krɪspnəs; NAmE krɪsp/ noun [uncountable] The salad had lost its crispness. noun word origin example bank 1 (also poˌtato ˈcrisp) (both BrE) (NAmE chip, poˈtato chip) a thin round slice of potato that is fried until hard then dried and eaten cold. Crisps are sold in bags and have many different flavours. 2 (NAmE) (BrE crum•ble /BrE ; NAmE /) [uncountable, countable] a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot apple crisp see burn sth to a cinder/crisp at burn v. verb verb forms word origin [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to become or make sth crisp |
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