<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.</li><li>(especially of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.</li><li>brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply.</li><li>lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee.</li><li>clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.</li><li>invigorating; bracing: crisp air.</li><li>Synonyms: nippy, fresh, brisk.</li><li>crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.</li><li>in small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) to make or become crisp.</li><li>to curl.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Chiefly British: potato chip.</li><li>Cooking: a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of breadcrumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.</li></ul>