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Definition of: crumple
(krum′pəl) v.t. & v.i. ·pled, ·pling
1. To become or cause to become wrinkled; rumple.
2. Colloq. To collapse.
—noun A wrinkle, as in cloth or the earth; anything crumpled. [Freq. of obs. crump, var. of CRIMP]
—crum′pled adjective
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