put a crimp in / krɪmp /

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put a crimp in2 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
  2. to curl, especially with the use of a curling iron.
  3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something.
n. 名词 noun
  1. the act of crimping.
  2. a crimped condition or form.
  3. Usually crimps. waves or curls, especially in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern.

put a crimp in 近义词

put a crimp in

等同于 hobble

更多put a crimp in例句

  1. Number two is that immigration constraints have put a crimp on access to labor.
  2. Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
  3. That would put a real crimp in the dating seminars of a man who actively encourages abusive behavior toward women.
  4. It might also put a bit of a crimp in the economies of states like New York and Delaware.
  5. The lockout may not put a crimp in the day of the typical sports fan.
  6. Hydraulic fracking is helping put a crimp on Russian Oligarchs, extending even to the Kremlin.
  7. Whether or not Black Hood's unexpected appearance at that meeting had put a crimp in those plans, he did not know.
  8. On this particular summer afternoon Cove City was less out of crimp than usual.
  9. Ruth was always keyed up about something—delighted, and Cy was always "putting a crimp" in things.
  10. Some of the men thought we ought to be vindictive and take every opportunity to put a crimp in the business for the owners.
  11. They say he give a screech that'd put a crimp in the devil himself, and went galloping off, jumping about twenty feet at a lick.