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# crumple

«crumple» in Mova's school dictionary: **to squeeze it so that it becomes full of creases** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (crumple, crumples, crumpled, crumpling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To crumple paper or cloth is to squeeze it so that it becomes full of creases. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#m1)

2) To crumple is to fall down suddenly in a heap, or for a face to crease up before crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#m2)

3) To crumple can mean to collapse or be crushed, like a car in a crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, you crumple paper before recycling or crumple a tissue. In science and design lessons, «crumple zones» in cars squash to protect people in a crash. In stories, a crumpling face shows a character is about to cry. Phrases: «crumple up», «crumpled shirt», «crumple to the ground», «crumple zone».

### examples

- He crumpled up the letter and threw it away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x1)
- My shirt was crumpled after the long trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x2)
- Her face crumpled and she started to cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x3)
- The paper ball was crumpled and soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x4)
- The runner crumpled to the ground at the finish line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x5)
- The front of a car is built to crumple in a crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x6)
- Don't crumple your homework into your bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x7)
- Then a storm came on, and the wonderful paper crane got damp, crumpled up, and fell into the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/#x8)

### note

Adjective «crumpled» = full of creases. Similar: «crush», «crease», «scrunch». Opposite: «smooth out», «flatten». Not a number word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crumple» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crumple/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.