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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRUMPLE, v.i. [from crump. See Rumple, the same word without a prefix.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to rumple.
CRUMPLE, v.i. To contract; to shrink.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse]
2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: buckle, crumple]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (crumpled; crumpling) Etymology: Middle English crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to press, bend, or crush out of shape ; rumple 2. to cause to collapse intransitive verb 1. to become crumpled 2. collapse II. noun Date: 15th century a wrinkle or crease made by crumpling • crumply adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) a crush or become crushed into creases. b ruffle, wrinkle. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) collapse, give way. --n. a crease or wrinkle. Phrases and idioms: crumple zone a part of a motor vehicle, esp. the extreme front and rear, designed to crumple easily in a crash and absorb impact. Derivatives: crumply adj. Etymology: obs. crump (v. & adj.) (make or become) curved

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Crumple Crum"ple, v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(crumples, crumpling, crumpled) 1. If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. She crumpled the paper in her hand... The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision. VERB: V n, V • Crumple up means the same as crumple. She crumpled up her coffee cup... Nancy looked at the note angrily, then crumpled it up and threw it in a nearby wastepaper basket. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P • crumpled His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud. ADJ 2. If someone crumples, they collapse, for example when they have received a shock. (WRITTEN) His body crumpled... He immediately crumpled to the floor... Chance McAllister lay crumpled on the floor. VERB: V, V prep, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Wrinkle, rumple.

Moby Thesaurus

bend, break, bristle, buckle, cave, cocker, cockle, collapse, contort, corrugate, corrugation, crankle, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crook, crush, distort, fold, fold up, furrow, gnarl, go, knit, knot, mangle, pucker, purse, ridge, rimple, ripple, rivel, ruck, ruckle, ruffle, rumple, screw, scrunch, set on edge, shirr, spring, turn, turn awry, twist, wad, warp, wimple, wrench, wrest, wring, wrinkle, writhe, yield