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crumple

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crum·ple  (krmpl)
v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples
v.tr.
1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
2. To cause to collapse.
v.intr.
1. To become wrinkled.
2. To collapse: a regime that finally crumpled.
n.
An irregular fold, crease, or wrinkle.

[Middle English crumplen, probably frequentative of crumpen, to curl up; see crumpet.]

crumply adj.

crumple
Verb
[-pling, -pled]
1. to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases
2. to collapse in an untidy heap: her father lay crumpled on the floor
Noun
an untidy crease or wrinkle [obsolete crump to bend]
crumply adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.crumple - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
2.crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
3.crumple - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
4.crumple - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
fold up, fold - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

crumple
verb 1. crush, squash, screw up, scrumple
verb 5. screw up, pucker
Translations
crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vt [+ paper] → estrujar [+ material]; arrugar

crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vtfroisser, friper

crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vtzerknittern

crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vtraggrinzare, spiegazzare

crumple
v crumple [ˈkrampl]
to make or become wrinkled or creased This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper. kreukel, opfrommel يُجَعِّد، يتَجَعَّـد мачкам (се) (z)mačkat (se) krølle sammen zerknittern τσαλακώνω arrugar, estrujar kortsuma, kortsutama تکه تکه کردن؛ ریز ریز کردن rypistää, rypistyä (se) froisser לְקָמֵט सिलवटें डालना izgužvati összegyűr(ődik) kusut böggla spiegazzarsi しわにする 구기다; 구겨지다 glamžyti(s), suglamžyti, su(si)raukti burzīt; burzīties renyuk (ver)kreukelen krølle(s) sammen gnieść (się) enrugar a (se) mototoli; a (se) şifona мять(ся) (s)krčiť sa mečkati (se) zgužvati knöla[] ihop, skrynkla[], knyckla[] till ทำให้เป็นรอยยับย่น buruş(tur)mak 把...弄皺 м'яти(ся); зморщувати(ся) مروڑنا bị ép thành nhiều nếp, bị vò nhàu ...


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I can't help imagining that perhaps just as we get to the middle, they'll crumple up like a jack-knife and nip us.
In vain he sat before paper, attending on inspiration; that heavenly nymph, beyond suggesting the words 'my dear father,' remained obstinately silent; and presently John would crumple up the sheet and decide, as soon as he had 'a good chance,' to carry the money home in person.
For there was a time when there were no newspapers, nothing for father to read at breakfast-time, and no old newspapers to crumple up and light fires with.
 
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