crumples
Folds under pressure
Crumples means crushes or collapses into wrinkles and folds.
Paper crumples when you ball it up; fabric crumples in a suitcase.
A face crumples when it contorts with emotion, especially grief: Her face crumpled and she began to cry.
Something can crumple under pressure—a car hood in a crash, a person's resolve under criticism.
Suddenly falls inward
- bucklesStrap-fastening devices
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- foldsBends upon itself
- gives waySurrenders or collapses
sags · crumbles · falls · drops · slumps · topples · deflates · founders
Stops functioning properly
- sobsInvoluntary sounds of weeping
- weepsCries audibly
- falls apartBreaks into components
- dissolvesDisperses into solution
overwhelmed · overcome · distraught · devastated · anguished · grief-stricken · heartbroken · inconsolable
Having surface folds
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- crinkledFormed small wrinkles
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- scrunchedCrushed into compact mass
folded · bunched · puckered · crushed · wadded · balled · compressed · squeezed
collapses
Suddenly falls inward
gives way · sags · crumbles · falls · drops · slumps · topples · deflates · founders · yields
breaks down
Stops functioning properly
- sobsInvoluntary sounds of weeping
- weepsCries audibly
- falls apartBreaks into components
dissolves · overwhelmed · overcome · distraught · devastated · anguished · grief-stricken · heartbroken · inconsolable · despairing
wrinkled
Having surface folds
scrunched · folded · bunched · puckered · crushed · wadded · balled · compressed · squeezed · mashed
trash
Discarded worthless material
wadded · discarded · scrapped · rejected · binned · disposed · jettisoned · cast-off · unwanted · rubbish
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- letterWritten symbol or message
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- documentWritten or electronic file
note · tissue · napkin · wrapper · foil · packaging · leaflet · page · sheet · draft
- ruckscleanout, clean out, jackal, slow ball, side entry
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, slovenliness, unkemptness
- curling upsnuggles, nestles, tucks, coils, balls up
crumplessmooths
Eliminates roughness or wrinkles
irons · flattens · presses · smooths out · unwrinkles
crumplesstiffens
Becomes less pliable
reinforces · braces · supports · unfolds · holds firm
- crumple upCompress by crushing
- crumpled paperSqueezed, wrinkled page
- crumpled up
- crumple zoneDesigned-to-deform safety structure
crumple, crumpled, crumpling, uncrumpled, uncrumple, uncrumpling