crumple

Verb
  1. Fall apart (synset 202045722)
    "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    same as: break down, collapse, crumble, tumble
  2. Fold or collapse (synset 201281789)
    "His knees buckled"
    is a type of: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way - break down, literally or metaphorically
    same as: buckle
  3. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds (synset 201281420)
    "She puckered her lips"
    is a type of: crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
    same as: cockle, knit, pucker, rumple
    verb group: draw - contract
  4. Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased (synset 200565934)
    "This fabric won't wrinkle"
    is a type of: fold, fold up - become folded or folded up
    same as: crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle

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