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crimp

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrimpcrimp /krɪmp/ verb [transitive] 1 FOLDto press cloth, paper etc into small regular folds Use a hot iron to crimp the edges.2 DCto make your hair slightly curly by using a special heated tool crimped blonde hair→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpuscrimp• Beauty salons crimp and curl shining hair with a fall like silk into shapeless frizz.• Another simple rule to observe is to be careful not to crimp or squeeze the cable.• The lack of effective advertising has crimped sales.• After an hour, though still wide awake, I crimped the page and turned off the light.• Fold the rectangle of dough in thirds again, crimping the seam with your fingers so that it will not open up.Origin crimp (1600-1700) Dutch Low German krimpen "to make smaller"
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crimp
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they crimp
he, she, it crimps
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they crimped
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have crimped
he, she, it has crimped
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had crimped
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will crimp
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have crimped
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Continuous Form
Present
I am crimping
he, she, it is crimping
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you, we, they are crimping
Past
I, he, she, it was crimping
you, we, they were crimping
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been crimping
he, she, it has been crimping
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been crimping
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be crimping
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been crimping
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