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   crumple

   /ˈkrʌmpl/

   verb

   • 1. crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled: "he crumpled up the paper bag" Similar crushscrunch upscrew upsquashsqueezescrumplecreasewrinklecrinklerumpleruck uptumblerare:ruckleOpposite smooth outiron
   • ▪ become creased, bent, or crooked: "the bumper crumpled as it glanced off the wall"
   • ▪ (of a person) suddenly flop down to the ground: "she crumpled to the floor in a dead faint" Similar collapsegive waycave ingo to piecesbreak downcrumblebe overcomeOpposite hold out
   • ▪ (of a person's face) suddenly sag and show an expression of desolation: "the child's face crumpled and he began to howl" Similar puckerscrew upfallsaglook sadlook miserable

   noun

   • 1. a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete crump ‘make or become curved’, from Old Englishcrump ‘bent, crooked’, of West Germanic origin; related to German krumm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crumply adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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