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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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crumple (ˈkrʌmpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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