crimp vs wave

crimp and wave both are nouns.

crimp and wave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crimp	Yes	No	Yes	No
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wave is a hypernym of crimp; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than crimp:

crimp: curl tightly
wave: twist or roll into coils or ringlets

Other hypernyms of crimp include curl.

crimp (noun)	wave (noun)
a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	something that rises rapidly
	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
	an undulating curve

crimp (verb)	wave (verb)
curl tightly	set waves in
make ridges into by pinching together	signal with the hands or nod
	move or swing back and forth
	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Difference between crimp and wave

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