crumple
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pəl verb (used with object)
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)
3.
to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
4.
to give way suddenly; collapse: The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks.
noun
5.
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
Related forms
crum·ply, adjective
un·crum·pling, adjective
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to collapse or cause to collapse: his courage crumpled |
| 2. | to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases |
| 3. | (intr) to shrink; shrivel |
| —n | |
| 4. | a loose crease or wrinkle |
| [C16: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract] | |
| 'crumply | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
crumple
c.1300, crumplen, freq. of crumpen "to curl up," from O.E. crump "bent, crooked."
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Example sentences
After reading it through once more, my first response was to crumple it into a ball.
The extra weight was built in to take care of the air bags, crumple zones and other safety requirements of modern cars.
Now take the aluminum foil boat and crumple it up into a ball and put it back on the water.
Crumple two sheets of newspaper and place them in the bottom of a box or pan.
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