noun / verb

crimp

KRIMP/krɪmp/

A tight fold or compression that constricts something.

The baker crimps the pie's edge, pinching the dough into tight ridges.

Baker pinches the edge of pie dough into small regular ridges, hands and pastry focus, no text.

Etymology

The verb probably comes from Middle Dutch or Low German words for shrinking or crimping. Drawing material together produces the wrinkles, waves, or folds named by the modern sense.

In context

Epicurious11:30

I'm gonna crimp the edges a little, dust my tray really well just so they don't stick but that's basically what I'm gonna cook for one person. - So now that I've sealed them to perfection

4 Levels of Ravioli: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

More examples

She crimps the pie's edges with a fork.
He crimped the metal connector tightly around the wire.
The repair bill puts a crimp in our vacation plans.

Forms

crimp · crimps · crimped · crimping

crimper noun — A tool for pressing folds or squeezing connectors.

Similar words

kink: A sharp bend or twist, not necessarily made by pressing.
crease: A fold line that need not constrict or secure anything.
compress: Means squeezing smaller without necessarily making folds or securing connections.