crumple

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crumple 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crumple 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  crumple 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  crumple 
 
  4  senses  of  crumple 
 
  Sense  1 
  crumble,  crumple,  tumble,  break  down  collapse 
  =>  change  integrity 
 
  Sense  2 
  buckle,  crumple 
  =>  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
 
  Sense  3 
  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit 
  =>  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
 
  Sense  4 
  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle 
  =>  fold,  fold  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  crumple 
 
  crumple  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  crumple 
 
  Sense  1 
  crumble,  crumple,  tumble,  break  down  collapse 
  =>  change  integrity 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  buckle,  crumple 
  =>  collapse,  fall  in  cave  in  give  give  way  break,  founder 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit 
  =>  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle 
  =>  fold,  fold  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crumple 
 
  The  verb  crumple  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  crumble,  crumple,  tumble,  break  down  collapse  --  (fall  apart;  also  used  metaphorically:  "Negociations  broke  down") 
  2.  buckle,  crumple  --  (fold  or  collapse;  "His  knees  buckled") 
  3.  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit  --  (to  gather  something  into  small  wrinkles  or  folds;  "She  puckered  her  lips") 
  4.  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle  --  (become  wrinkled  or  crumpled  or  creased;  "This  fabric  won't  wrinkle") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  crumple 
  crumpled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crumple 
 
  The  verb  crumple  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  crumble,  crumple,  tumble,  break  down  collapse  --  (fall  apart;  also  used  metaphorically:  "Negociations  broke  down") 
  2.  buckle,  crumple  --  (fold  or  collapse;  "His  knees  buckled") 
  3.  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit  --  (to  gather  something  into  small  wrinkles  or  folds;  "She  puckered  her  lips") 
  4.  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle  --  (become  wrinkled  or  crumpled  or  creased;  "This  fabric  won't  wrinkle") 

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