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A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.
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A series of curls, as of wool fibers.
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An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.
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Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
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verb-transitive
To bend or mold (leather) into shape.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To have a hampering or obstructive effect on: Supplies of foreign oil were crimped by the embargo.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges: crimp a pie crust.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To procure (sailors or soldiers) by trickery or coercion.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched as.
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To form (leather) into a desired shape.
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To give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibers.
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To pinch or press together (as the margins of a pie crust) in order to seal .
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To be an inhibiting or restraining influence on .
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