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• crum|ple — «KRUHM puhl», verb, pled, pling, noun. –v.t. to crush together; wrinkle: »He crumpled the paper into a ball. –v.i. 1. to become crumpled or crushed together. 2. to fall down; collapse: »She crumpled to the floor in a faint. Figurative. The… …   Useful english dictionary

• ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… …   English syllables

• crum — can·crum; crum; crum·bli·ness; crum·bling·ness; crum·blings; crum·bly; crum·mie; crum·mock; crum·pet; crum·pler; crum·ply; in·vo·lu·crum; lu·crum; sim·u·la·crum; crum·ble; crum·my; crum·ple; ful·crum; …   English syllables

• crumple — crum·ple …   English syllables

• crumple — crum•ple [[t]ˈkrʌm pəl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to mash or crush into irregular folds or a compact mass 2) to cause to collapse 3) to contract into wrinkles; shrink or shrivel 4) to give way suddenly; collapse 5) an irregular fold or wrinkle •… …   From formal English to slang

• crumple — crum|ple [ˈkrʌmpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: crump to curl up (14 19 centuries), from crump, crumb bent (11 18 centuries), from Old English] 1.) [I and T] also crumple up to crush something so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crumple — crum|ple [ krʌmpl ] verb 1. ) crumple or crumple up intransitive or transitive to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms messy folds, or to be crushed in this way: I quickly crumpled up the letter and shoved it in my pocket. The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Crumple — Crum ple (kr[u^]m p l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled} ( p ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} ( pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr. crump, a.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. [1913 Webster] They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crumple — Crum ple, v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crumpled — Crumple Crum ple (kr[u^]m p l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled} ( p ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} ( pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr. crump, a.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English