Definizione monolingua

crisp

crisp (third-person singular simple present crisps, present participle crisping, simple past and past participle crisped)

1. (transitive) To make crisp.
2. (intransitive) To become crisp.

crisp (plural crisps)

1. (UK) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

crisp (comparative crisper, superlative crispest)

1. (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
   • This new television set has a very crisp image.
2. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
3. Curled with a ripple of water.
4. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
5. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
6. Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.
7. (of movement, action, etc.) Quick and accurate.
   • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:

     Stephen Wards crisp finish from Sylvan Ebanks-Blakes pass 11 minutes into the second half proved enough to give Mick McCarthys men a famous victory.

8. (of talk, text, etc.) 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”).
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XV:

     It was plain that the loss of Phyllis Mills, goofy though she unquestionably was, had hit him a shrewd wallop, and I presumed that he was coming to me for sympathy and heart balm, which I would have been only too pleased to dish out. I hoped, of course, that he would make it crisp and remove himself at an early date, for when the moment came for the balloon to go up I didnt want to be hampered by an audience. When youre pushing someone into a lake, nothing embarrasses you more than having the front seats filled up with goggling spectators.

9. Lively; sparking; effervescing.
10. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
11. Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

Definizione dizionario crisp

	terso
	Abruptly or brusquely short.

crespo

croccante

fresco

riccio

Altri significati:

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

curling in stiff ringlets

(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp .)

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

possessing a degree of firmness and freshness

(transitive) To make crisp.

brisk; crackling; cheerful, lively

(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

brittle, friable

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

(of movement, action, etc.) Quick and accurate.

a potato chip/crisp

A thin slice of potato (baked until firm and brittle, then seasoned) that is commonly sold in packets and comes in various flavors.

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

(UK) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.

Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

(intransitive) To become crisp.

crisp (not moist or juicy)

Lively; sparking; effervescing.

Curled with a ripple of water.