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crumple en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹʌmpəl/

Etymology

From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + -le.

Meanings

  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

Forms

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crumples Number=Plur lexicographic

crumple en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɹʌmpəl/

Etymology

From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + -le.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
    • He crumpled the note and threw it away.
  2. (transitive) To cause to collapse.
    • He crumpled the car's body panels when he backed into a post.
  3. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
    • The car's body panels crumpled when they hit the post.
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) To collapse; to surrender.
    • Yes, Juve were unfortunate, in the extreme, with the deflected goal from Casemiro that gave Madrid a 2-1 lead just after the hour. From that point onwards, however, it was staggering to see a team renowned for defensive structure crumple this way. 2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London):
    • The defenders crumpled owing to exhaustion and dehydration.
    • The team's defensive strategy crumpled.

Forms

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crumpled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crumpled Tense=Past lexicographic
crumples Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
crumpling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

crumble

Deriveds

crumple zone · uncrumple · recrumple · crumply · crumple up · crumpler

Relateds

crumpet

Synonyms

fold · cave · buckle · cave in

Translations (71)

cs hroutit se (to collapse) · fi rypistää (to rumple) · es colapsar[se] (to collapse) · es colapsar (to cause to collapse) · ms remuk (to rumple) · cs mnout (to rumple) · el καταρρέω (to collapse) · ln nyuka (to rumple) · bg набръчквам се (to become wrinkled) · mi kōpenupenu (to cause to collapse) · sh згужвати (to rumple) · az əzmək (to rumple) · ru мять (to rumple) · es rugar (to rumple) · pt amassar (to rumple) · ms berkedut (to become wrinkled) · ru смина́ть (to rumple) · el ζαρώνω (to rumple) · bg раздробявам (to cause to collapse) · es ajar (to rumple) · ms renyuk (to rumple) · fi rypistyä (to become wrinkled) · el σωριάζομαι (to collapse) · el τσαλακώνω (to rumple) · pl miąć (to rumple) · cmn 弄皺 /弄皱 (to rumple) · fr s'effondrer (to collapse) · id lecek (to rumple) · mi tarihahohaho (to rumple) · cs mačkat (to rumple) · ru мяться (to become wrinkled) · pt amassar (to become wrinkled) · de zerknittern (to become wrinkled) · de knüllen (to rumple) · bg мачкам се (to become wrinkled) · ga crap (to cause to collapse) · cs mačkat se (to become wrinkled) · mi kopenu (to cause to collapse) · sk mäť (to rumple) · de verkrumpeln (to rumple) · cs zmačkat (to rumple) · es ajarse (to become wrinkled) · cs muchlat (to rumple) · el ζαρώνω (to become wrinkled) · ja しわくちゃにする (to rumple) · ms kerumuk (to rumple) · fr froisser (to rumple) · es arrugarse (to become wrinkled) · sv skrynkla ihop (to rumple) · fi rutistaa (to rumple) · ru смять (to rumple) · bg набръчквам (to rumple) · uk м'я́ти (to rumple) · mi ngaeki (to collapse) · es ahajar (disused) (to rumple) · bg мачкам (to rumple) · fr se froisser (to become wrinkled) · cs krčit (to rumple) · ru мо́рщиться (to become wrinkled) · ru ко́мкать (to rumple) · ru ско́мкать (to rumple) · cs zmuchlat (to rumple) · fi lyyhistyä (to collapse) · el σωριάζω (to cause to collapse) · fr chiffonner (to rumple) · uk жма́кати (to rumple) · sh zgužvati (to rumple) · be мяць (to rumple) · ro cocoloși (to rumple) · de zerknittern (to rumple) · es arrugar (to rumple)