Thesaurus: crumple
To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
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Definitions
- v. t. To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
- v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
- v. fall apart
- v. fold or collapse
- v. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- v. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
- 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. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkless after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
- To draw or press into wrinkles or folds to crush together; torumple; as, to crumple paper.They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned everywrinkle that could be made. Addison.
- n:6/v:94 v fall apart v fold or collapse v to gather something into small wrinkles or folds v become wrinkled or crumpled or creased