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    crumple
    /ˈkrʌmpl/

    verb

    • 1. crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled: "he crumpled up the paper bag" Similar crushscrunch upscrew upsquashOpposite smooth outiron

    noun

    • 1. a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.

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  2. CRUMPLE definition: 1. to become, or cause something to become, full of folds that are not equal in size: 2. If…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of CRUMPLE is to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple. How to use crumple in a sentence.

  4. crumple. [transitive, intransitive] crumple (something) (up) (into something) to press or crush something into folds; to become pressed, etc. into folds. She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. This material crumples very easily.

  5. Crumple is a verb that means to become wrinkled or creased. Your face might crumple over time as you age, or you might crumple a piece of paper before tossing it in the trash.

  6. If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.

  7. 1. (when: intr, often foll by up) to collapse or cause to collapse: his courage crumpled. 2. (when: tr, often foll by up) to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases. 3. (intr) to shrink; shrivel. n. a loose crease or wrinkle.

  8. Crumple definition: to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.. See examples of CRUMPLE used in a sentence.