Crumple

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crumple \Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled}
     (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} (-pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr.
     crump, a.]
     To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together;
     to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
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           They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently
           scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crumple \Crum"ple\, v. i.
     To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed
     together; as, leaves crumple.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crumple
       v 1: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion";
            "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {tumble}, {break
            down}, {collapse}]
       2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: {buckle}]
       3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
          puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {knit}]
       4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
          wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "crumple":
     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