crumple

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verb

1. fall apart (Freq. 1)
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
• Syn:
crumble, tumble, break down, collapse
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- She puckered her lips
• Syn:
pucker, rumple, cockle, knit
• Hypernyms:
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch,
scrunch up, crisp
• Verb Group:
draw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s (for: pucker)
- They crumple the sheets
3. fold or collapse
- His knees buckled
• Syn:
buckle
• Hypernyms:
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way,
break, founder
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
- This fabric won't wrinkle
• Syn:
rumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
• Derivationally related forms:
crinkle (for: crinkle), crease (for: crease), wrinkle (for: wrinkle)
• Hypernyms:
fold, fold up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The sheets didn't crumple
- These fabrics crumple easily

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, pucker, cockle, knit, buckle, crumble, tumble, break down, collapse