crumple
21crumple zone — noun a part of a motor vehicle, especially the extreme front and rear, designed to crumple easily in a crash and absorb the main force of an impact …
22ˌcrumple (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb same as crumple …
23crumple — I. verb (crumpled; crumpling) Etymology: Middle English crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to press, bend, or crush out of shape ; rumple 2. to cause to collapse intransitive …
24crumple — crumply, adj. /krum peuhl/, v., crumpled, crumpling, n. v.t. 1. to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. 2. to cause to collapse or give way suddenly: That right hook to the midsection… …
25crumple — 1. noun A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold. 2. verb a) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together …
26crumple — Synonyms and related words: bend, break, bristle, buckle, cave, cocker, cockle, collapse, contort, corrugate, corrugation, crankle, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crook, crush, distort, fold, fold up, furrow, gnarl, go, knit, knot, mangle,… …
27crumple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rumple, wrinkle; informal, collapse. See fold, contraction, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wrinkle] Syn. rumple, crush, crease; see fold 2 , wrinkle 1 , 2 . 2. [To collapse] Syn. give way,… …
28crumple — crum·ple || krÊŒmpl v. crush out of shape, wrinkle; become wrinkled, be crushed; collapse, cave in …
29crumple — verb 1》 crush or become crushed so as to become creased and wrinkled. 2》 suddenly lose force, effectiveness, or composure. noun a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle. Derivatives crumply adjective Origin ME: from obs. crump make or become curved ,… …
30crumple — v. a. Wrinkle, rumple …
