English verb: crumple | |||
1. | crumple (motion) fall apart | ||
Samples | The building crumbled after the explosion. Negotiations broke down. | ||
Synonyms | break down, collapse, crumble, tumble | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
2. | crumple (contact) fold or collapse | ||
Samples | His knees buckled. | ||
Synonyms | buckle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way | ||
3. | crumple (contact) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | ||
Samples | She puckered her lips. | ||
Examples | They crumple the sheets | ||
Synonyms | cockle, knit, pucker, rumple | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
Verb group | draw | ||
4. | crumple (change) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||
Samples | This fabric won't wrinkle. | ||
Examples | The sheets didn't crumple, These fabrics crumple easily | ||
Synonyms | crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up | ||