Definitions for crumple

Overview of verb crumple

The verb crumple has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

(fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down")

2. buckle, crumple

(fold or collapse; "His knees buckled")

3. pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit

(to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips")

4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle

(become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle")