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To make crisp.

Example: to crisp bacon by frying it

To become crisp.

Example: to put celery into ice water to crisp

To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).

To become curled.

A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a more vaguely defined object.

A process of curling or forming into ringlets.