crumple sth up
— phrasal verb with crumple /ˈkrʌm.pl̩/ verbDefinition
› to crush a piece of paper until all of it is folded: Sylvie crumpled up the letter and threw it in the bin.Making things more or less smooth or straight
(Definition of crumple sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bunch (sth) up phrasal verb
- coarsen verb
- collapse verb (FALL)
- creased adjective
- crinkle verb
- crumple verb
- fold noun (BEND)
- fold verb (BEND)
- furl verb
- pucker verb
- roll sth up phrasal verb
- roughen verb
- round sth off phrasal verb (SHAPE)
- sand verb
- scrunch verb (MAKE SMALL)
- smooth verb (MAKE FLAT)
- straighten up phrasal verb (POSITION)
- straighten verb (LEVEL)
- straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
- wrinkled adjective
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