crumple

1. (transitive)To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

   He crumpled the note and threw it away.

   knüllen, zerknittern, verkrumpeln

   смина́тьsminátʹ, мятьmjatʹ, смятьsmjatʹ

   жма́катиžmákaty, м'я́тиmʺjáty

   to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

2. (transitive)To cause to collapse.

   He crumpled the car's body panels when he backed into a post.

   fold or collapse

3. (intransitive)To become wrinkled.

   The car's body panels crumpled when they hit the post.

   zerknittern

   мо́рщитьсяmórščitʹsja, мятьсяmjatʹsja

   become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

4. (figuratively, intransitive)To collapse; to surrender.

   The team's defensive strategy crumpled.

   The defenders crumpled owing to exhaustion and dehydration.

1. Tom crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trashcan.

   Том зім'яв папір і кинув його у смітник.

   ruТом скомкал бумагу и кинул её в мусорную корзину.

   deTom knüllte die Zeitung zusammen und warf sie in den Papierkorb.

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2. Tom crumpled the paper.

   Том зім'яв папір.

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3. Tom crumpled the bag.

   Том зім'яв пакет.

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4. Tom crumpled Mary's note in his hand.

   Том зім'яв у руці записку від Мері.

   ruТом скомкал в руке записку Мэри.

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5. Tom crumpled the bag and threw it away.

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