1 ~ (sth) (up) (into sth) to crush sth into folds; to become crushed into folds:
[VN] She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. * [V] This material crumples very easily.
2 [V] ~ (up) if your face crumples, you look sad and disappointed, as if you might cry:
Her face crumpled up and she burst into tears.
3 [V] ~ (up) to fall down in an uncontrolled way because you are injured, unconscious, drunk, etc.
SYNCOLLAPSE:
He crumpled up in agony.
crumpled adjective:
crumpled clothes / papers * A crumpled figure lay motionless in the doorway.
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