What is the meaning of crumple?

verb

  • Fall apart.
    • usage: "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
  • Fold or collapse.
    • usage: "His knees buckled"
  • To gather something into small wrinkles or folds.
    • usage: "She puckered her lips"
  • Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.
    • usage: "This fabric won't wrinkle"
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APAWordNet. (2010). crumple. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/crumple/definitions/1268337
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "crumple" http://smartdefine.org/crumple/definitions/1268337 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, crumple, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/crumple/definitions/1268337>.
MLAWordNet. "crumple" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/crumple/definitions/1268337>
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