verb🔗ShareRizar, plegarTo press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate."Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation."Las empanadas de Cornualles se pliegan durante la preparación.materialprocesstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngarzarTo fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened."He crimped the wire in place."Él engarzó el cable en su lugar.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePellizcar y sujetar, agarrarTo pinch and hold; to seize."The student carefully crimped the paper to hold the folded corner in place. "El estudiante pellizcó cuidadosamente el papel para sujetar la esquina doblada en su lugar.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRizar el cabelloTo style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky."She spent an hour crimping her hair before the school dance. "Pasó una hora rizándose el pelo antes del baile escolar.appearancestylebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFruncir, moldearTo bend or mold leather into shape."The shoemaker is crimping the leather to form the toe of the boot. "El zapatero está frunciendo el cuero para formar la punta de la bota.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIncidirTo gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked."The chef is crimping the salmon fillet before frying it to make the skin extra crispy. "El chef está incidiendo el filete de salmón antes de freírlo para que la piel quede extra crujiente.foodfishprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReclutar, alistar a la fuerzaTo impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy."The recruiters were accused of crimping young men into service by promising them riches and adventure, only to deliver them to harsh conditions at sea. "Los reclutadores fueron acusados de alistar a la fuerza a jóvenes prometiéndoles riquezas y aventuras, solo para llevarlos a condiciones duras en el mar.nauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl crimpado, el onduladoThe act by which something is crimped."The crimping of the pie crust edge gave it a decorative and finished look. "El crimpado del borde de la corteza de la tarta le dio un aspecto decorativo y acabado.actionprocesstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading