English Explanatory Dictionary

crumple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
verb
  1. To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
  2. To cause to collapse.
  3. To become wrinkled.
  4. To collapse; to surrender.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹʌmpəl/ en-us-crumple.ogg

Word forms

crumple crumples crumpling crumpled

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.

Synonyms

buckle cave cave in fold

Related words

crumpet

Derived words

crumpler crumple up crumply recrumple uncrumple crumple zone
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