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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

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   What does crumple mean?

   • Then he seemed to crumple up entirely, and, falling forward, rolled with a loud splash into the river. Crumple definition: to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.. See examples of CRUMPLE used in a sentence.

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   What does a face crumple mean?

   • If someone's face crumples, they suddenly look very sad or disappointed. (Definition of crumple from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) （使）起皺, （臉因強烈的感情）起皺紋, 倒下… （使）起皱, （脸因强烈的感情）起皱纹, 倒下… arrugar, arrugarse… amassar, amassar-se… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CRUMPLE definition: 1.

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   What does a car crumple mean?

   • • The whole front of the car crumpled upon impact with the wall. Origin crumple (1300-1400) crump “to curl up” ((14-19 centuries)), from crump, crumb “bent” ((11-18 centuries)), from Old English crumple meaning, definition, what is crumple: to crush something so that it becomes sm...: Learn more.

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   What does Crump mean in English?

   • • He crumpled to the ice with a shattered fourth cervical vertebra, his body paralyzed from the neck down. • The whole front of the car crumpled upon impact with the wall. Origin crumple (1300-1400) crump “to curl up” ((14-19 centuries)), from crump, crumb “bent” ((11-18 centuries)), from Old English

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   Why is crumping called that?

   • Crumping is called so because when you walk over freshly fallen snow, your footsteps make a distinct ‘crump’ noise.

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   What is a crumple zone?

   • The entire front of the car in front of the cabin is a crumple zone designed to absorb the impact in a crash before the energy can make its way to the cells. But people were shocked to see Rice actually throw the punch and to watch her crumple.

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   Synonyms for CRUMPLE: scrunch, fold, wrinkle, crinkle, rumple, furrow, crease, ripple; Antonyms of CRUMPLE: flatten, smooth, straighten, iron out, press, even, iron ...

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   Define crumple. crumple synonyms, crumple pronunciation, crumple translation, English dictionary definition of 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...