Crumple (Verb)

Meaning ¹

To gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Cockle
• Rumple
• Knit
• Pucker

Hypernyms

• Wrinkle
• Crease
• Crisp
• Scrunch
• Scrunch Up
• Ruckle

Meaning ²

Fold or collapse; "His knees buckled".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Buckle

Hypernyms

• Give Way
• Break
• Give
• Founder
• Collapse
• Cave In

Meaning ³

Fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Tumble
• Crumble
• Break Down
• Collapse

Hypernyms

• Change Integrity

Meaning ⁴

Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Wrinkle
• Crease
• Rumple
• Crinkle

Hypernyms

• Fold