They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Crumple — Crum ple, v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crumple — c.1300, crumplen, frequentative of crumpen to curl up (from O.E. crump bent, crooked ). Related: Crumpled; crumpling … Etymology dictionary
crumple — [v] make or become wrinkled break down, buckle, cave in, collapse, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crush, fall, fold, give way, go to pieces, pucker, rimple, ruck, rumple, screw, scrunch, shrivel, wad, wrinkle; concepts 184,208,252 Ant.… … New thesaurus
crumple — ► VERB 1) crush so as to become creased and wrinkled. 2) suddenly lose force, effectiveness, or composure. ► NOUN ▪ a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle. ORIGIN from obsolete crump «make or become curved» … English terms dictionary
crumple — [krum′pəl] vt. crumpled, crumpling [ME crumplen, var. of crimplen, to wrinkle, freq. of crimpen, CRIMP1] 1. to crush together into creases or wrinkles 2. to cause to collapse vi. 1. to become crumpled 2 … English World dictionary
crumple — UK [ˈkrʌmp(ə)l] / US verb Word forms crumple : present tense I/you/we/they crumple he/she/it crumples present participle crumpling past tense crumpled past participle crumpled 1) crumple or crumple up [intransitive/transitive] to crush something… … English dictionary
crumple — [[t]krʌ̱mp(ə)l[/t]] crumples, crumpling, crumpled 1) V ERG If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. [V n] She crumpled the paper in her hand... The front and… … English dictionary
crumple — verb Crumple is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑face Crumple is used with these nouns as the object: ↑paper … Collocations dictionary
crumple — crum|ple [ˈkrʌmpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: crump to curl up (14 19 centuries), from crump, crumb bent (11 18 centuries), from Old English] 1.) [I and T] also crumple up to crush something so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumple — crum|ple [ krʌmpl ] verb 1. ) crumple or crumple up intransitive or transitive to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms messy folds, or to be crushed in this way: I quickly crumpled up the letter and shoved it in my pocket. The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
