- crisp
- [[t]krɪ̱sp[/t]]
crisper, crispest, crisps, crisping, crisped1) ADJ-GRADED (approval) Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, till they're nice and crisp.
...crisp bacon.
...crisp lettuce.
Ant:Derived words:crispness N-UNCOUNTThe pizza base retains its crispness without becoming brittle.
crisply ADV-GRADED...crisply fried onion rings.
2) V-ERG If food crisps or if you crisp it, it becomes pleasantly hard, for example because you have heated it at a high temperature.Cook the bacon until it begins to crisp...
[V n] Spread breadcrumbs on a dry baking sheet and crisp them in the oven.
3) N-COUNT: usu pl Crisps are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack. [BRIT]...a packet of crisps.
(in AM, use chips, potato chips)...cheese and onion potato crisps.
4) ADJ-GRADED (approval) Weather that is pleasantly fresh, cold, and dry can be described as crisp....a crisp autumn day.
5) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Crisp cloth or paper is clean and has no creases in it.He wore a panama hat and a crisp white suit...
I slipped between the crisp clean sheets.
...crisp banknotes.
Derived words:crisply ADV-GRADED...his crisply pressed suit.
6) ADJ-GRADED Leaves or snow that make a loud noise when you walk on them can be described as crisp....crisp autumn leaves...
He crunched through the crisp snow.
7) ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone's writing or speech as crisp, you mean they write or speak very clearly, without mentioning unnecessary details. This may make them seem unfriendly.`Very well,' I said, adopting a crisp authoritative tone.
Derived words:8) PHRASE: V inflects (emphasis) If something is burnt to a crisp, it is completely burnt. [INFORMAL]
English dictionary. 2008.
