crisp

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It has a fresh, crisp interface and it's smooth, sexy & fast.

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a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

verb

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

verb

make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crisp.

noun

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

verb

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

See also: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch

verb

make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

adjective

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

adjective

tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"

adjective

pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"

See also: frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy

adjective

pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce"

adjective

(of hair) in small tight curls

adjective

brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

Example sentences

It has a fresh, crisp interface and it's smooth, sexy & fast.

It used to look nice and crisp, but now its as though it's all nudged half a pixel off the grid.

Assange is about to learn about the crisp, refreshing taste of Bud Light.

For example, the human images are crisp right out to near the edges.

Reload the project in a new tab and sure enough: beautiful crisp text.

Let's break down some of the copy for this app:Prompt is a clean, crisp, and cheerful SSH clientWhat does that mean?

You do not get crisp, clear sound like that if you are mixing on headphones or crappy "speakers" in an untreated room.

There is a crisp edge around the rim and a combination of curves, both at the corners and the sides.

They are a cross between the Gala and the Braeburn, and the most amazingly crisp apple I've ever tried.

It will also look crisp on my normal-resolution display.

Indeed, I'd say it's better to have a vague, handwaving long-term goal than a crisp, sharply focused, highly detailed concept like these videos.

Look, I don't disagree that meetings are painful and I'm always the jerk who wants a crisp, actionable agenda and gets pissy when things drag on.

And by "that kind of stuff", I mean those stories you always hear about people taking in their totally-burnt-to-a-crisp 9yr old macbooks into a genius bar, and Apple 'super generously' gives them a brand new fully-upgraded macbook pro with a free iphone to compensate, no questions asked.