Sekirov Dictionary

crumple

/ˈkɹʌmpəl/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 3
phrases 1

verb4

•
To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
- He crumpled the note and threw it away.
•
To become wrinkled.
- The car's body panels crumpled when they hit the post.
•
To cause to collapse.
- He crumpled the car's body panels when he backed into a post.
•
(figurative) To collapse; to surrender.
- The team's defensive strategy crumpled.
- The defenders crumpled owing to exhaustion and dehydration.

noun1

A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

forms

crumpled · crumpling · crumples

Phrases with crumple

crumple up
To become crumpled or messily folded up.

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