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What does crisp mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word crisp? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
  2. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
  3. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
  4. (of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
  5. (of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
  6. (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
  7. (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
  8. (obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
  9. (dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
  10. (obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
  11. (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
Noun
  1. (Britain) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To make crisp.
  2. (intransitive) To become crisp.
  3. (transitive, dated) To curl; to form into ringlets, for example hair, or the nap of cloth
  4. (transitive, dated) to interweave, like the branches of trees.
  5. (intransitive, archaic) To undulate or ripple.
  6. (transitive, archaic) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple.
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