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Definition crimp in British English

crimp noun

[countable] noun
/krɪmp/
1

a small fold in something, made by pressing or squeezing

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1.1

a shape like a small fold in your hair, made using heat from a special tool

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2

to adversely affect someone or something

Example

He didn't have a brainwave in life. So, it might have put a crimp in his success.

Definition crimp in British English