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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crum•pled (krum′pəld),USA pronunciation adj. - rumpled;
wrinkled;
crushed. - bent in a spiral curve:a crumpled ram's horn.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; variant of crimpled, past participle of crimple
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crum•ple /ˈkrʌmpəl/USA pronunciation v., -pled, -pling. - to (cause to) shrivel into small wrinkles or into a small, compact mass: [~ + object]I crumpled the note in my hand.[~ + up + object]She crumpled up the note.[~ + object + up]She crumpled it up.[no object]The front of the car had crumpled from the impact.
- to (cause to) give way suddenly;
(cause to) collapse: [no object]The stairway crumpled under his weight.[~ + object]The explosion crumpled the building in seconds.
crum•ply, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crum•ple (krum′pəl),USA pronunciation v., -pled, -pling, n. v.t. - to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass;
bend out of shape;
rumple;
wrinkle. - to cause to collapse or give way suddenly:That right hook to the midsection crumpled him.
v.i. - to contract into wrinkles;
shrink;
shrivel. - to give way suddenly;
collapse:The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks.
n. - an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; variant of crimple
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crumple /ˈkrʌmpəl/ vb - when intr, often followed by up: to collapse or cause to collapse
- when tr, often followed by up: to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases
n - a loose crease or wrinkle
Etymology: 16th Century: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract |