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crumples

crum·ple
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kruhm-puh l]
    • /ˈkrʌm pəl/
    • /ˈkrʌm.pl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kruhm-puh l]
    • /ˈkrʌm pəl/

Definitions of crumples word

  • verb with object crumples to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. 1
  • verb with object crumples to cause to collapse or give way suddenly: That right hook to the midsection crumpled him. 1
  • verb without object crumples to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel. 1
  • verb without object crumples to give way suddenly; collapse: The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks. 1
  • noun crumples an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling. 1
  • noun crumples Plural form of crumple. 1
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Origin of crumples

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; variant of crimple

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Parts of speech for Crumples

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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crumples popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for crumples

verb crumples

  • creases — Plural form of crease.
  • crinkles — Plural form of crinkle.
  • collapses — Plural form of collapse.
  • crimps — Plural form of crimp.
  • falls — Albert Bacon, 1861–1944, U.S. politician: senator 1912–21; secretary of the Interior 1921–23; convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.

noun crumples

  • crowfoots — Plural form of crowfoot.
  • plicae — Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
All 7 Synonyms of crumples

Antonyms for crumples

verb crumples

  • irons — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
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