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Thesaurus: crumple

To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.

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  1. v. t. To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
  2. v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
  3. v. fall apart
  4. v. fold or collapse
  5. v. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  6. v. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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