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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹʌmpəl/}} |
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹʌmpəl/}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-us-crumple.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|en-us-crumple.ogg|a=US}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ʌmpəl|s=2}} |
* {{rhymes|en|ʌmpəl|s=2}} |
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# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become wrinkled. |
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become wrinkled. |
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#: {{ux|en|The car's body panels '''crumpled''' when they hit the post.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The car's body panels '''crumpled''' when they hit the post.}} |
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# {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To [[collapse]]; to [[surrender]]. |
# {{senseid|en|collapse, figuratively}} {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To [[collapse]]; to [[surrender]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|buckle#English:_give way, give up, surrender|cave#Verb|cave in#Verb|fold#English:_give way or give up}} |
#: {{syn|en|buckle#English:_give way, give up, surrender|cave#Verb|cave in#Verb|fold#English:_give way or give up}} |
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#: {{cot|en|crumble# |
#: {{cot|en|crumble#English:_fall apart, literally or figuratively}} |
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#: {{ux|en|The team's defensive strategy '''crumpled'''.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The team's defensive strategy '''crumpled'''.}} |
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#: {{ux|en|The defenders '''crumpled''' owing to exhaustion and dehydration.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The defenders '''crumpled''' owing to exhaustion and dehydration.}} |
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====Derived terms==== |
====Derived terms==== |
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{{col-auto|en|crumpler|crumply|recrumple|uncrumple|crumple up}} |
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* [[crumple up]] |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=celmpru|clumper}} |
* {{anagrams|en|a=celmpru|clumper}} |
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{{cln|en|ergative verbs}} |
Latest revision as of 03:44, 28 September 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + -le.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crumple (plural crumples)
Verb
[edit]crumple (third-person singular simple present crumples, present participle crumpling, simple past and past participle crumpled)
- (transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
- He crumpled the note and threw it away.
- (transitive) To cause to collapse.
- He crumpled the car's body panels when he backed into a post.
- (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
- The car's body panels crumpled when they hit the post.
- (intransitive, figurative) To collapse; to surrender.
- Synonyms: buckle; cave; cave in; fold
- Coordinate term: crumble
- The team's defensive strategy crumpled.
- The defenders crumpled owing to exhaustion and dehydration.
- 2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juv”, in The Guardian (London)[1]:
- Yes, Juve were unfortunate, in the extreme, with the deflected goal from Casemiro that gave Madrid a 2-1 lead just after the hour. From that point onwards, however, it was staggering to see a team renowned for defensive structure crumple this way.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to rumple
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to cause to collapse
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to become wrinkled
to collapse
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Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crumple”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -le
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ʌmpəl
- Rhymes:English/ʌmpəl/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with usage examples
- English intransitive verbs
- English terms with quotations
- English ergative verbs