crumple

Definitions


[ˈkrʌmpl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled
(e.g: he crumpled up the paper bag)


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Origin:
Middle English: from obsolete crump ‘make or become curved’, from Old English crump ‘bent, crooked’, of West Germanic origin; related to German krumm


[ˈkrʌmpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from obsolete crump ‘make or become curved’, from Old English crump ‘bent, crooked’, of West Germanic origin; related to German krumm




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