1(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle:crisp bacon the snow is lovely and crisp (of a fruit or vegetable) firm and juicy:a crisp lettuce (of paper or cloth) stiff and uncreased:£65 in crisp new notes (of hair) having tight curls.
2(of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating:a crisp autumn day
3(of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail:her answer was crisp
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1 (also potato crisp) British a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack: cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps
2a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour:rhubarb crisp
1give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill:crisp the pitta in the oven [no object] (of food) develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill: open the foil so that the bread browns and crisps
2 archaic curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles: there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river