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# crisp

«crisp» in Mova's school dictionary: **hard and dry in a nice way, so it breaks with a crunch…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (crisp, crisper, crispest); noun (a crisp, crisps — British); verb (crisp up)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Crisp means hard and dry in a nice way, so it breaks with a crunch, like fresh toast or an apple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m1)

2) Crisp weather is cold, dry and fresh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m2)

3) Crisp paper or clothes are fresh and smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m3)

4) In the UK and Ireland, crisps are thin fried potato slices in a packet (Americans call them chips). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m4)

5) A crisp way of speaking is quick and clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m5)

6) Crisp can also describe hair or a beard that is curly and wiry rather than straight and smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and food, apples, lettuce and biscuits are crisp when fresh and go soft when old. In British school lunchboxes, a packet of crisps is common. In stories, «a crisp autumn morning» and «crisp snow» set the scene. Phrases: a packet of crisps, crisp and fresh, burnt to a crisp, crisp air.

### examples

- This apple is crisp and juicy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x1)
- Can I have a packet of crisps? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x2)
- It was a crisp, sunny winter morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x3)
- Our boots crunched in the crisp snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x4)
- The toast was burnt to a crisp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x5)
- He gave a crisp new note to the shopkeeper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x6)
- Keep the biscuits in a tin so they stay crisp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x7)
- Salt and vinegar crisps are my favourite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x8)
- His hair is brown and crisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/#x9)

### note

Big trap: British «crisps» = American «chips»; British «chips» = American «fries». Adjective forms: crisper, crispest; «crispy» means almost the same. «Burnt to a crisp» means completely burnt.

### In the corpora

- [Nitrogen hardly reacts, so crisp packets are filled with it to keep the crisps fresh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/33-the-air-we-breathe/9/)
- [Crisps and sweets have little goodness and lots of salt, sugar and fat, so treats are kept small and occasional.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/80-sleep-and-healthy-eating/15/)
- [Maddie met a Station Road girl at swimming, and they got on so well they shared crisps every Saturday.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/382-our-street-against-theirs/6/)
- [She ended up sitting with Aisha, who shared her crisps for nothing, and they became proper friends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/461-how-best-friends-start/14/)
- [des frites are chips (French fries) and des chips are crisps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/18-food-and-drink/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crisp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crisp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.