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English 4 senses of the word *crumple*:
VERB	motion	crumple, crumble, tumble, break down, collapse	fall apart
	contact	crumple, buckle	fold or collapse
	contact	crumple, pucker, rumple, cockle, knit	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
	change	crumple, rumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

crumple pronunciation
Sounds	krah'mpahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

Englishcrumple: 4 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	fall apart.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	crumble, tumble, break down, collapse
Caused by	break down	Cause to fall or collapse
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Spanish	ajarse, ajar, arruinar, colapsar, derribarse, derrumbarse, desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmoronar, desplomar, romperse, venirse abajo
Catalan	anar-se'n en orris, desplomar, ensorrar-se, esfondrar-se

Englishcrumple: 4 senses verb 2, contact
Meaning	Fold or collapse.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonym	buckle
Broader	collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder	break down, literally or metaphorically
Spanish	doblarse, encogerse
Catalan	doblegar-se, encongir-se

Englishcrumple: 4 senses verb 3, contact
Meaning	To gather something into small wrinkles or folds.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They crumple the sheets
Synonyms	pucker, rumple, cockle, knit
Broader	wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface
Similar to	draw	contract
Spanish	arrugar, chafarse
Catalan	aixafar, arrugar-se, arrugar, xafar

Englishcrumple: 4 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The sheets didn't crumple; These fabrics crumple easily
Synonyms	rumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
Broader	fold, fold up	Become folded or folded up
Spanish	arrugar

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