Crimp
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Crimp may refer to:
- Crimp (climbing), a small hold with little surface area
- Crimp (gambling)Crimp (gambling)In gambling terminology a crimp is a bend that has been intentionally made on the corner of a playing card to facilitate identification.A card cheat will typically bend some of the important cards during the game...
, a bent corner of a card to facilitate cheating - Crimp (joining)Crimp (joining)Crimping is joining two pieces of metal or other malleable material by deforming one or both of them to hold the other. The bend or deformity is called the crimp.- Uses :...
, a deformity in metal used to make a join - Crimp (recruitment) or shanghaiing, to shanghai or conscript men as sailors
- Crimp (song)Crimp (song)A crimp is one of the humorous a cappella nonsense songs sung by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt in the comedy television series The Mighty Boosh. A crimp is sung in a scat style featuring lyrics characterized by non-sequiturs that are rhythmically similar to beatboxing...
, an a cappella scat-style nonsense song popularized by Noel FieldingNoel FieldingNoel Fielding is a British artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with comedy partner Julian Barratt, and as team captain on the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.-Stand-up comedy:Noel Fielding performed regularly as a...
and Julian BarrattJulian BarrattJulian Barratt is an English comedian, musician, music producer and actor. Barratt is best known for playing the character of Howard Moon in the cult comedy The Mighty Boosh, which he also co-writes with comedy partner, Noel Fielding.-The Mighty Boosh:Barratt stars as the character Howard Moon... - Crimp (wool), the number of bends per unit of length
- Crimp connectionCrimp connectionA crimp connection is achieved with a type of solderless electrical connector.Crimp connectors are typically used to terminate stranded wire. They fulfill numerous uses, including allowing the wires to be easily terminated to screw terminals, fast-on / quick-disconnect / spade-foot type terminals,...
(electronics), a type of solderless connection - Crimping pliers, tools for squeezing things together
- Grain crimpingGrain crimpingGrain crimping or moist grain crimping is an agricultural technology, an organic way to preserve feed grain into livestock fodder by fermentation....
, an organic way to preserve feed grain - Hair crimpingHair crimpingHair crimping is a method of styling usually straight, long hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth fashion. This is usually achieved by treating the hair with heat from a crimping iron or by braiding the hair, often in multiple strands, then undoing the braids.In 1972, the modern...
, a method of styling hair - Staple removerStaple removerA staple remover is a device that allows for the quick removal of a staple from a material without causing damage...
, also known as a "crimper"