transcription, транскрипция: [ krʌmp(ə)l ]
( crumples, crumpling, crumpled)
1.
If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples , it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
She crumpled the paper in her hand...
The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision.
VERB : V n , V
•
Crumple up means the same as crumple .
She crumpled up her coffee cup...
Nancy looked at the note angrily, then crumpled it up and threw it in a nearby wastepaper basket.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
• crum‧pled
His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud.
ADJ
2.
If someone crumples , they collapse, for example when they have received a shock. ( WRITTEN )
His body crumpled...
He immediately crumpled to the floor...
Chance McAllister lay crumpled on the floor.
VERB : V , V prep , V-ed