to crumple
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈkrʌmpəl/
:
desplomarse (persona)
- I woke up after the crash to see Rezvan crumpled against the passenger door.
And once one layer crumpled, all of the rest went down.
- And once one layer crumpled, all of the rest went down.
- And when I saw my husband crumple against the phone booth, that's when life really changed.
Examples
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Our naval defense of the Pacific crumpled... under the blows of air power.
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I don't understand how the car crumpled like that.
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And I'm, I was sat near him and I saw his face just crumple and I got a wave of anger.
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I spent days trying to work on that, and now it's crumpled up.
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And once one layer crumpled, all of the rest went down.
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And when I saw my husband crumple against the phone booth, that's when life really changed.
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"Show yourself!" he screamed, then crumpled as pain shot through his heart.
Fiction book (1991) -
To his right and left, men toppled and crumpled onto the burning ground.
Fiction book (1992) -
The man next to Mikhail crumpled to the ground, blood pouring from his mouth.
Fiction book (1990) -
As the storm intensified, the old shed began to crumple under the force of the wind.
Synonyms
579
3.9
To fall down suddenly, for example when a person faints or a building breaks
250
1.0
Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level
177
3.4
To break into small pieces or become weaker and collapse
93
4.1
To fall over or make something fall over, often suddenly when it loses balance
55
4.0
To sit down or fall forward suddenly and heavily
46
4.1
To bend and become damaged under strong pressure or heat
35
6.7
Collapse inward suddenly because of strong outside pressure
30
4.4
To collapse inward, as a roof or organization breaking down
28
4.4
To fall suddenly in price or value
28
3.5
A sudden heavy fall onto something that makes a soft sound
22
3.7
Suddenly fall inward because its sides or top become weak, for example a tunnel
16
5.7
Fall down suddenly because you faint or feel very weak
7
5.4
To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value
4
6.6
To collapse suddenly into a flat shape because of heavy weight
1
8.2
Suddenly become much worse or fail after being stable
To drop suddenly onto the floor and lie face down or stretched out
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Crumple comes from an old word like crum meaning 'bent' or 'folded', which gives a clear picture of something folding in on itself. So to crumple can mean to suddenly fall or collapse, as if the object folds up and drops.