| Pronunciation: | | 'krumpul
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| Matching Terms: | | crumpled
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- [v] become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
- [v] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
- [v] fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
- [v] fall apart; also used metaphorically; "Negociations broke down"
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| | Synonyms: | | break down, buckle, cockle, collapse, crease, crinkle, crumble, knit, pucker, rumple, rumple, tumble, wrinkle |
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| | See Also: | | break, cave in, change integrity, collapse, crease, crinkle, crisp, fall in, fold, fold up, founder, give, give way, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled}
(-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} (-pl?ng).] [Dim. fr.
crump, a.]
To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together;
to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently
scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison.
\Crum"ple\, v. i.
To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed
together; as, leaves crumple.
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| | Related Terms: | | bend, break, bristle, buckle, cave, cocker, cockle, collapse, contort, corrugate, corrugation, crankle, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crook, crush, distort, fold, fold up, furrow, gnarl, go, knit, knot, mangle, pucker, purse, ridge, rimple, ripple, rivel, ruck, ruckle, ruffle, rumple, screw, scrunch, set on edge, shirr, spring, turn, turn awry, twist, wad, warp, wimple, wrench, wrest, wring, wrinkle, writhe, yield |
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