crumple
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crumple
collapse; to crush together or press into wrinkles: She crumpled the paper and threw it away.
Not to be confused with:
crumble – disintegrate; to break into crumbs
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crum·ple
(krŭm′pəl)v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples
v.tr.
1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
2. To cause to collapse.
v.intr.
1. To become wrinkled.
2. To collapse: a regime that finally crumpled.
n.
An irregular fold, crease, or wrinkle.
[Middle English crumplen, probably frequentative of crumpen, to curl up; see crumpet.]
crum′ply adj.
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crumple
(ˈkrʌmpəl)vb
1. (when: intr, often foll by up) to collapse or cause to collapse: his courage crumpled.
2. (when: tr, often foll by up) to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases
3. (intr) to shrink; shrivel
n
a loose crease or wrinkle
[C16: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract]
ˈcrumply adj
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crum•ple
(ˈkrʌm pəl)v. -pled, -pling,
n. v.t.
1. to mash or crush into irregular folds or a compact mass.
2. to cause to collapse.
v.i. 3. to contract into wrinkles; shrink or shrivel.
4. to give way suddenly; collapse.
n. 5. an irregular fold or wrinkle.
crum′ply, adj.
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crumple
Past participle: crumpled
Gerund: crumpling
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| Verb | 1. | crumple - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" change integrity - change in physical make-up |
| 2. | crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" | |
| 3. | crumple - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" | |
| 4. | crumple - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" |
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crumple
verb
4. break down, fall, collapse, give way, cave in, go to pieces Sometimes we just crumpled under our grief.
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crumple
verb1. To make irregular folds in, especially by pressing or twisting:
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Translations
يُجَعِّد، يتَجَعَّـد
mačkatmuchlathroutitkrčit
krølle sammen
böggla
surauktisusiraukti
burzītburzīties
mečkati
buruş mak
crumple
[ˈkrʌmpl]B. VI [material] → arrugarse; [person] (= fall) → desplomarse; (= lose one's nerve) → desmoronarse, venirse abajo
she crumpled to the floor → se desplomó
he just crumpled and lost all his confidence → se desmoronó or se vino abajo y perdió toda la confianza
his face crumpled and he started to cry → se le descompuso el rostro y se echó a llorar
she crumpled to the floor → se desplomó
he just crumpled and lost all his confidence → se desmoronó or se vino abajo y perdió toda la confianza
his face crumpled and he started to cry → se le descompuso el rostro y se echó a llorar
C. CPD crumple zone N (Aut) → zona f de deformación absorbente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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crumple
vt (also crumple up) paper, dress, fabric (= crease) → zer- or verknittern, zerknautschen; (= screw up) → zusammenknüllen; metal → eindrücken; the force of the impact crumpled the bonnet/car → die Wucht des Aufpralls drückte die Kühlerhaube ein/quetschte das Auto zusammen
vi (lit, fig: = collapse) → zusammenbrechen; (= get creased: paper) → krumpeln, knittern; (car, metal) → zusammengedrückt werden; her face crumpled → ihr Gesicht verzog sich (zum Weinen)
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crumple
[ˈkrʌmpl]1. vt (also crumple up) (paper) → accartocciare; (clothes) → stropicciare, sgualcire, spiegazzare
2. vi (see vt) → accartocciarsi, stropicciarsi, sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi
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crumple
(ˈkrampl) verb to make or become wrinkled or creased. This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper.
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