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   Crum·ple

   /ˈkrəmp(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled: "he crumpled up the paper bag" Similar crushscrunch upscrew upsquashsqueezescrumplecreasewrinklecrinklerumpleruck uptumblerare:ruckleOpposite smooth outiron
   • ▪ become bent, crooked, or creased: "they heard the jetliner crumple moments before it crashed"
   • ▪ (of a person) suddenly flop down to the ground: "she crumpled to the floor in a dead faint" Similar collapsegive waycave ingo to piecesbreak downcrumblebe overcomeOpposite hold out
   • ▪ (of a person's face) suddenly sag and show an expression of desolation: "the child's face crumpled and he began to howl" Similar puckerscrew upfallsaglook sadlook miserable

   noun

   • 1. a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete crump ‘make or become curved’, from Old Englishcrump ‘bent, crooked’, of West Germanic origin; related to German krumm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crumply adjective

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   What does Crump mean?

   • 1. (when: intr, often foll by up) to collapse or cause to collapse: his courage crumpled. [C16: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract]

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   What does a car crumple mean?

   • • The whole front of the car crumpled upon impact with the wall. Origin crumple (1300-1400) crump “to curl up” ((14-19 centuries)), from crump, crumb “bent” ((11-18 centuries)), from Old English crumple meaning, definition, what is crumple: to crush something so that it becomes sm...: Learn more.

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   Crumple is a verb that means to become wrinkled or creased. Your face might crumple over time as you age, or you might crumple a piece of paper before tossing it in the trash. Crumple comes from the Old English word crump meaning "bent, crooked," and it can describe something that has buckled or collapsed.

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