Thesaurus / crimp
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It was already in the midst of an energy crisis before the recent crippling heat wave put a further crimp on supplies.
THINK THE US FED HAS A TOUGH JOB? THE ECB’S LAGARDE HAS IT WORSENATE DICAMILLOJULY 21, 2022QUARTZBut, at the same time as BuzzFeed was further building up its commerce business — including by acquiring Complex Networks — its commerce revenue growth slowed in the second half of the year as supply chain challenges put a crimp in the business.
MEDIA BRIEFING: HOW THE MEDIA BUSINESS DID — AND DIDN’T — CHANGE IN 2021TIM PETERSONDECEMBER 23, 2021DIGIDAYNumber two is that immigration constraints have put a crimp on access to labor.
CAN THE FUTURE OF FOOD BE SUSTAINABLE IN A RAPIDLY GROWING WORLD? CARGILL’S CEO SAYS THEY’RE INVESTING IN ITEBEN SHAPIROAUGUST 15, 2021TIMEWhether or not Black Hood's unexpected appearance at that meeting had put a crimp in those plans, he did not know.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSOn this particular summer afternoon Cove City was less out of crimp than usual.
MR. OPPALICE HEGAN RICERuth was always keyed up about something—delighted, and Cy was always "putting a crimp" in things.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELLSome of the men thought we ought to be vindictive and take every opportunity to put a crimp in the business for the owners.
THE IRON PUDDLERJAMES J. DAVISThey say he give a screech that'd put a crimp in the devil himself, and went galloping off, jumping about twenty feet at a lick.
THE HAPPY FAMILYBERTHA MUZZY BOWERA crimp is one who brings recruits to the army or sailors to ships by false inducements.
FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHYBENJAMIN FRANKLINA crimping-iron, will crimp ruffles beautifully, with very little time or trouble.
A TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMYCATHERINE ESTHER BEECHERWORDS RELATED TO CRIMP
- annul
- arrest
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- beat
- block
- cancel
- check
- circumvent
- confront
- conquer
- counter
- counteract
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- dash
- dash one's hope
- defeat
- depress
- discourage
- dishearten
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- foul up
- give the runaround
- halt
- hang up
- hinder
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- lick
- negate
- neutralize
- nullify
- obstruct
- obviate
- outwit
- overcome
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- render null and void
- ruin
- stump
- stymie
- upset the apple cart
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- bottleneck
- box in
- burden
- check
- choke
- clog
- contravene
- counteract
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- cripple
- curb
- debar
- delay
- deter
- encumber
- fetter
- frustrate
- get in the way
- hamper
- hamstring
- handicap
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- interrupt
- louse up
- muzzle
- neutralize
- obstruct
- offset
- oppose
- preclude
- prohibit
- resist
- retard
- shut out
- snafu
- stay
- stop
- stymie
- terminate
- thwart
- trammel
- arrests
- balks
- bars
- blocks
- bottlenecks
- box in
- burdens
- checks
- chokes
- clogs
- contravenes
- counteracts
- crabs
- cramps
- crimps
- cripples
- curbs
- debars
- delays
- deters
- encumbers
- fetters
- frustrates
- gets in the way
- hampers
- hamstrings
- handicaps
- hog-ties
- holds back
- holds up
- impedes
- inhibits
- interferes
- interrupts
- louses up
- muzzles
- neutralizes
- obstructs
- offsets
- opposes
- precludes
- prohibits
- resists
- retards
- shuts out
- snafus
- stays
- stops
- stymies
- terminates
- thwarts
- trammels
- Catch-22
- albatross
- baggage
- ball and chain
- bar
- barrier
- catch
- check
- clog
- crimp
- cumbrance
- deterrent
- drag
- drawback
- encumbrance
- excess baggage
- foot dragging
- glitch
- gridlock
- handicap
- hang-up
- hitch
- impedance
- impediment
- interference
- interruption
- intervention
- jam-up
- joker
- limitation
- lock
- millstone
- monkey wrench
- obstacle
- restraint
- restriction
- snag
- stoppage
- stumbling block
- trammel
- albatrosses
- baggage
- ball and chains
- barriers
- bars
- catch-22s
- catches
- checks
- clogs
- crimps
- cumbrances
- deterrents
- drags
- drawbacks
- encumbrances
- excess baggages
- foot draggings
- glitches
- gridlock
- handicaps
- hang-ups
- hitches
- impedance
- impediments
- interferences
- interruptions
- interventions
- jam-ups
- jokers
- limitations
- locks
- millstones
- monkey wrenches
- obstacles
- restraints
- restrictions
- snags
- stoppages
- stumbling blocks
- trammels
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