3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumple \Crum"ple\, v. i.
To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed
together; as leaves crumple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumple \Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled}
(-p'ld); p. pr & vb n. {Crumpling} (-pl?ng).] [Dim. fr
crump, a.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
crumple
v 1: fall apart; also used metaphorically: "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," "This material drew after having been
washed in hot water" [syn: {pucker}, {draw}, {rumple}, {cockle},
{knit}]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]
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