Definitions for crumple
ˈkrʌm pəlcrum·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapseverb

   fall apart

   "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

2. buckle, crumpleverb

   fold or collapse

   "His knees buckled"

3. pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knitverb

   to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

   "She puckered her lips"

4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkleverb

   become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

   "This fabric won't wrinkle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crumplenoun

   A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

2. crumpleverb

   To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

3. crumpleverb

   To cause to collapse.

4. crumpleverb

   To become wrinkled.

5. crumpleverb

   To collapse.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Crumpleverb

   To draw into wrinkles; to crush together in complications.

   Etymology: from crump; or corrupted from rumple, rompelen, Dutch.

   Sir Roger alighted from his horse, and exposing his palm to two or three that stood by him, they crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addis.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crumple

   In geometry and topology, crumpling is the process whereby a sheet of paper or other two-dimensional manifold undergoes disordered deformation to yield a three-dimensional structure comprising a random network of ridges and facets with variable density. The geometry of crumpled structures is the subject of some interest the mathematical community within the discipline of topology. Crumpled paper balls have been studied and found to exhibit surprisingly complex structures with compressive strength resulting from frictional interactions at locally flat facets between folds. The unusually high compressive strength of crumpled structures relative to their density is of interest in the disciplines of materials science and mechanical engineering.

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1. crumple

   To crumple means to crush (something, such as paper) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled, often in a way that is random, uneven and not beautifully orderly. It can also refer to collapsing suddenly due to pressure or exhaustion, or to a failure, as in a crumpled economy or marriage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crumpleverb

   to draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper

2. Crumpleverb

   to contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple

3. Etymology: [Dim. fr. crump, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crumple

   krump′l, v.t. to contort: to mark with or draw into folds or wrinkles: to crease.—v.i. to become wrinkled: to contract or shrink.—adj. Crump′led.—n. Crump′ling. [Formed from Crump.]

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1. • Change Integrity
   • Collapse
   • Fold
   • Wrinkle

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crumple in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crumple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of crumple in a Sentence

1. Robert Frick:

   Sales of new homes continue to crumple under the weight of high prices and higher mortgage rates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crumple
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crumple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=crumple
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumple
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=crumple