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