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crumple

[ kruhm-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

crumpled, crumpling.
  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.



verb (used without object)

crumpled, crumpling.
  1. to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
  2. to give way suddenly; collapse:

    The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks.

noun

  1. an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.

crumple

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verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by up to collapse or cause to collapse

    his courage crumpled

  2. whentr, often foll by up to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases
  3. intr to shrink; shrivel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loose crease or wrinkle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦°ù³Ü³¾±è±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦°ù³Ü³¾î€ƒp±ô²â adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦°ù³Ü³¾î€ƒp±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crumple1

1400–50; late Middle English; variant of crimple
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crumple1

C16: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract
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Across the street, a UK flag hung over the staircase of a battered building, crumpled and dirty.

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The wreck left the vehicles mangled in the road with one resting slightly on top of a boulder with its rear and passenger side crumpled.

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The first pictures of his crumpled Ferrari, which struck a tree in Epping Forest on a stormy Saturday in early December, were shared on social media and left people questioning whether Antonio was still alive.

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Close, her face flushed with anger, crumpled the paper featuring the box score in front of her and slammed her fist in frustration.

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The security video shows the truck driver pull over, get out of his vehicle and approach the victim, who is lying crumpled and face down in the street.

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