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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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   crumple meaning: 1. If something such as paper or cloth crumples, it becomes crushed, and if you crumple it, you…. Learn more.

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   CRUMPLE definition: 1. If something such as paper or cloth crumples, it becomes crushed, and if you crumple it, you…. Learn more.

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   5 days ago · crumple in American English. (ˈkrʌmpəl) (verb -pled, -pling) transitive verb. 1. to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. 2. to cause to collapse or give way suddenly. That right hook to the midsection crumpled him. intransitive verb.

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   Crumple definition, to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. See more.

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   CRUMPLE meaning: 1 : to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth often + up; 2 : to become wrinkled or bent to stop being smooth or flat.

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   crumple meaning, definition, what is crumple: to crush something so that it becomes sm...: Learn more.