(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle

crisp bacon

the snow is lovely and crisp

(of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating

a crisp autumn day

(of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail

her answer was crisp

a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack

cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour

rhubarb crisp

give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill

crisp the pitta in the oven

curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles

there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river

a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack; a crisp