wave vs crimp

wave and crimp both are nouns.

wave and crimp both are verbs.

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

As verbs, crimp is a hyponym of wave; that is, crimp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:

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

Other hyponyms of wave include crape, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up.

wave (noun)	crimp (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
(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

wave (verb)	crimp (verb)
set waves in	curl tightly
signal with the hands or nod	make ridges into by pinching together
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 wave and crimp

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