All crumple synonyms
crum·ple
C c verb crumple
- crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- wad — a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- ruck — a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- rumple — to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
- pucker — a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- crease — Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- crinkle — If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- crimp — If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- wrinkle — an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- rimple — a wrinkle.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- crimple — to crumple, wrinkle, or curl
- give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
noun crumple
- flection — the act of bending.
- rivel — a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- ruckle — ruck2
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- crow's-foot — a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- lapel — either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- knife edge — the cutting edge of a knife.
- flexure — the act of flexing or bending.
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- plica — Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- ruche — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.