crimp
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(verb) curl tightly, of hair |
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Synonyms: crape, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up |
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Related Words: curl, wave |
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2. |
(verb) make ridges into by pinching together |
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Synonyms: pinch |
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Related Words: flute, fold, fold up, turn up |
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3. |
(noun) a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled |
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Related Words: curl, kiss curl, lock, pin curl, ringlet, spit curl, whorl |
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(noun) someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers |
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Synonyms: crimper |
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Related Words: abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher |
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(noun) an angular shape made by folding |
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Synonyms: bend, crease, flexure, fold, plication |
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Related Words: angular shape, angularity, kink, plait, pleat, pucker, twirl, twist |
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