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Another word for crumple

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crumple

v.

To wrinkle
rumple, crush, crease; see fold 2, wrinkle 1, 2.
To collapse
give way, fall down, topple; see fall 1, give 4.

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Another word for crumple

verb

To make irregular folds in, especially by pressing or twisting:
crease, crimp, crinkle, rimple, rumple, wrinkle. See smooth
To fall in:
buckle, cave in, collapse, give, go. Idiom: give way. See explosion

noun

A line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another:

crease, crimp, crinkle, fold, pleat, plica, plication, pucker, rimple, ruck², rumple, wrinkle. See smooth

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Crumple dry paper (newspaper is fine) and place it on the bottom of the fire pit.
Crumple up some paper and place it in the center of the fire pit.
Crumple it up and see if it bounces back without wrinkles.
Crumple zones are a must on modern cars.
Crumple up some paper, which will act as your tinder, and place it in the center of the fire pit.

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