[kruhm-puh
l] 
verb, -pled, -pling, noun | 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. |
| 3. | to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel. |
| 4. | to give way suddenly; collapse: The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks. |
| 5. | an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling. |
| crum·ple (krŭm'pəl) v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples v. tr.
[Middle English crumplen, probably frequentative of crumpen, to curl up; see crumpet.] crum'ply adj. |