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1. Tender and brittle
   "crisp potato chips";
   - crispy, crunchy
    
2. Pleasingly firm and fresh
   "crisp lettuce"
    
3. (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
   "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot";
   - sharp
    
4. Pleasantly cold and invigorating
   "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings";
   - frosty, nipping, nippy [informal], snappy [informal]
    
5. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short
   "a crisp retort";
   - curt, laconic, terse
    
6. (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity
    
7. (of hair) in small tight curls
   - frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy

1. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
   - chip [N. Amer], potato chip [N. Amer], Saratoga chip, potato crisp [Brit]

1. (cooking) make brown and crisp by heating
   "crisp potatoes";
   - crispen, toast
    
2. [archaic] Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; 'crisp' is archaic
   - wrinkle [archaic], ruckle [archaic], crease [archaic], crinkle [archaic], scrunch [archaic], scrunch up [archaic]

Derived forms: crisper, crisps, crisping, crisped, crispest

See also: cold, concise, curly, distinct, fresh, tender

Type of: fold, fold up, heat, heat up, snack food, turn up

Encyclopedia: Crisp, Richard