Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crumple"
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) 1.7 (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" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {knit}]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]
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