crumple

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.

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

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crumply adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	crumple - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" crumble, collapse, break down, tumble change integrity - change in physical make-up
	2.	crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" buckle 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" pucker, rumple, cockle, knit 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" crinkle, rumple, wrinkle, crease fold up, fold - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

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crumple

verb 1. crush, squash, screw up, scrumple

verb 2. crease, wrinkle, rumple, ruffle, pucker

verb 3. collapse, sink, go down, fall

verb 4. break down, fall, collapse, give way, cave in, go to pieces

verb 5. screw up, pucker

Translations

crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vt [+ paper] → estrujar [+ material]; arrugar

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crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vt → froisser, friper

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crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vt → zerknittern

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crumple [ˈkrʌmpl] vt → raggrinzare, spiegazzare