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The synonyms of “Crumple” are: crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle, buckle, cockle, knit, pucker, break down, collapse, crumble, tumble, crush, scrunch up, screw up, squash, squeeze, ruck up, warp, become warped, make warped, bend, bend out of shape, become bent, make bent, twist, become twisted, make twisted, curve, become curved, make curved, distort, become distorted, make distorted, contort, become contorted, make contorted, become crooked, make crooked, deform, become deformed, make deformed, become malformed, make malformed, misshape, become misshapen, make misshapen, mangle, become mangled, make mangled, develop a fold, develop a kink, develop a wrinkle, bulge, arc, arch, give way, cave in, go to pieces, be overcome, fold, gather, furrow, ridge, line, corrugation, groove
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crumple” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| corrugation | A ridge on a corrugated surface. |
| crease | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. England were 15 for 3 overnight with Stewart and Russell at the crease. |
| crinkle | A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface. There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead. |
| fold | A folded part as in skin or muscle. The house lay in a fold of the hills. |
| furrow | A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation. There were deep furrows in his brow. |
| gather | The act of gathering something. |
| groove | A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process such as erosion or by a tool as e g a groove in a phonograph record. His thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove. |
| line | Denoting an image consisting of lines and solid areas with no gradation of tone. The bill is the latest in a long line of measures to protect society from criminals. |
| pucker | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth. A pucker between his eyebrows. |
| ridge | Any long raised strip. A high pressure ridge helping to steer cyclones further south. |
| rumple | An untidy state. She left her clothes in a rumple on the floor. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crumple” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| arc | Form an arch or curve. The ball arced across the room. |
| arch | Have the curved shape of an arch. Her back arches. |
| be overcome | Have an existence, be extant. |
| become bent | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| become contorted | Enhance the appearance of. |
| become crooked | Undergo a change or development. |
| become curved | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| become deformed | Come into existence. |
| become distorted | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| become malformed | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| become mangled | Enhance the appearance of. |
| become misshapen | Come into existence. |
| become twisted | Undergo a change or development. |
| become warped | Come into existence. |
| bend | Bend one s back forward from the waist on down. The road bends. |
| bend out of shape | Bend one’s back forward from the waist on down. |
| break down | Break down literally or metaphorically. |
| buckle | Fasten with a buckle. The highway buckled during the heat wave. |
| bulge | Bulge outward. His stomach bulged after the huge meal. |
| cave in | Hollow out as if making a cave or opening. |
| cockle | To gather something into small wrinkles or folds. |
| collapse | Cause a lung or blood vessel to collapse. Collapse the music stand. |
| contort | Twist or bend out of the normal shape. A contorted version of the truth. |
| crease | Make a crease in cloth or paper. Crease the paper like this to make a crane. |
| crinkle | Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in. Rose s face crinkled in bewilderment. |
| crumble | (of something abstract) disintegrate gradually over a period of time. The easiest way to crumble blue cheese. |
| crush | Crush or bruise. He crushed the paper in his hands. |
| curve | Extend in curves and turns. The road curved sharply. |
| deform | Become distorted or misshapen undergo deformation. His body was deformed by leprosy. |
| develop a fold | Create by training and teaching. |
| develop a kink | Become technologically advanced. |
| develop a wrinkle | Superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry. |
| distort | Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story. The pipe will distort as you bend it. |
| give way | Place into the hands or custody of. |
| go to pieces | Move away from a place into another direction. |
| knit | Make textiles by knitting. A closely knit family. |
| make bent | Change from one form into another. |
| make contorted | Induce to have sex. |
| make crooked | Perform or carry out. |
| make curved | Eliminate urine. |
| make deformed | Create by artistic means. |
| make distorted | Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. |
| make malformed | Create or manufacture a man-made product. |
| make mangled | Put in order or neaten. |
| make misshapen | Act in a certain way so as to acquire. |
| make twisted | Constitute the essence of. |
| make warped | Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. |
| mangle | Press with a mangle. Mangle the sheets. |
| misshape | Shape or form badly or wrongly. A new novel about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. |
| pucker | Draw together into folds or puckers. She puckered her lips. |
| ruck up | Raise. |
| rumple | Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. Careful you ll rumple my outfit. |
| screw up | Have sexual intercourse with. |
| scrunch up | Raise. |
| squash | Squeeze or force into a small or restricted space. Wash and squash the cans before depositing them. |
| squeeze | Squeeze tightly between the fingers. He squeezed with all his strength. |
| tumble | Dry washing in a tumble dryer. The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it. |
| twist | Twist or pull violently or suddenly especially so as to remove something from that to which it is attached or from where it originates. The cord is all twisted. |
| warp | In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. Moisture had warped the box. |
| wrinkle | Grimace and cause wrinkles on a part of the face. Her brow wrinkled. |
| apoplectic | Relating to or denoting apoplexy (stroke. An apoplectic attack. |
| bend | Bend one s back forward from the waist on down. A bend in the road. |
| clothes | Bedclothes. Rosie got into bed and pulled the clothes up to her nose. |
| collapse | Cause a lung or blood vessel to collapse. She was so dehydrated that her veins had collapsed. |
| crease | Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. A crease in his trousers. |
| crumble | A pudding made with crumble and fruit. The cookies crumbled. |
| flop | With a flopping sound. I m going to flop here for the night. |
| fray | Cause friction. Cheap fabric soon frays. |
| garment | An item of clothing. Fashion garments. |
| hem | Utter hem or ahem. He was hemmed in by the tables. |
| line | A line marking the starting or finishing point in a race. He drew a line on the chart. |
| messy | Dirty and disorderly. His messy hair. |
| pleat | Pleat or gather into a ruffle. She was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers. |
| pucker | Draw together into folds or puckers. Her lips puckered. |
| purse | A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse. The purse barely covered the winner s expenses. |
| ripple | A thing resembling a ripple or ripples in appearance or movement. The ripples spread across the pond. |
| ruffle | Pleat or gather into a ruffle. Brian had been ruffled by her questions. |
| rumple | Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. She left her clothes in a rumple on the floor. |
| seam | Put together with a seam. Sunderland have a rich seam of experienced players. |
| seizure | The taking possession of something by legal process. The patient had a seizure. |
| shrivel | Wither, as with a loss of moisture. The fruit dried and shriveled. |
| skirt | A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women. The treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation. |
| stitch | Make mend or join something with stitches. He had to have sixteen stitches to his head. |
| strut | Brace something with a strut or struts. The holes were close boarded and strutted. |
| topple | Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. Disagreement had threatened to topple the government. |
| tuck | Make a tuck or several folds in. Tuck in the sheet. |
| tumble | Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it. |
| undulate | Have a smoothly rising and falling form or outline. The landscape rolled and undulated for miles in every direction. |
| wizened | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair. |
| wrinkle | Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface make a pressed folded or wrinkled line in. The dress got wrinkled. |
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