Crumple

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
  • v. To cause to collapse.
  • verb-intransitive. To become wrinkled.
  • verb-intransitive. To collapse: a regime that finally crumpled.
  • n. An irregular fold, crease, or wrinkle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
  • v. To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
  • v. To cause to collapse.
  • v. To become wrinkled.
  • v. To collapse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple.
  • verb-intransitive. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make crooked; deform; distort into curves.
  • To draw or press into irregular folds; rumple; wrinkle.
  • To contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
  • n. That which is crumpled, shriveled, or pressed into wrinkles; an irregular fold or wrinkle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
  • v. fall apart
  • v. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • v. fold or collapse
  • Verb Form
    crumpled    crumples    crumpling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fold up    fold    change integrity    scrunch    wrinkle    crinkle    crisp    ruckle    scrunch up    crease   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rumple    wrinkle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    rumple   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tattered    rumple    char    shapeless    limp    sodden    silken    shiny    dirty    greasy