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noun
A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who crimps when climbing.
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noun
A hairdresser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
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noun
Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
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noun
A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: crimping tool, crimping pliers
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noun
An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
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noun
A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
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noun
A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
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noun
a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: curler, hair curler, roller
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Broader terms: mechanical device
noun
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crimp
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Broader terms: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
History
From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).
