crumple up
To become crumpled or messily folded upTo become crumpled or messily folded up.
» Tom crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trashcan.
Tom knüllte die Zeitung zusammen und warf sie in den Papierkorb. — Manfredo
Том скомкал бумагу и кинул её в мусорную корзину. — odexed
Том зім'яв папір і кинув його у смітник. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To become crumpled or messily folded up.
(transitive)To crumple or messily fold (something).
(broadly, figuratively, intransitive)To collapse; to give up and fold in a stressful situation.
Examples
4 sentencesTom crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trashcan.
Том зім'яв папір і кинув його у смітник. — deniko
ruТом скомкал бумагу и кинул её в мусорную корзину. — odexed
deTom knüllte die Zeitung zusammen und warf sie in den Papierkorb. — Manfredo
Tom crumpled up some leaves.
Том зім'яв кілька листків. — deniko
Tom crumpled the paper up into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
Том зім'яв папірець і кинув його до сміттєвого кошика. — Walentinio · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruТом скомкал бумажку и бросил в мусорное ведро. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom crumpled up the piece of paper.
ruТом скомкал клочок бумаги. — sharptoothed
deTom zerknüllte einen Zettel. — Vortarulo
Forms
crumples up, crumpling up, crumpled up, crumpled up| Base form | crumple up · to crumple up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crumples up |
| Present participle | crumpling up |
| Past simple | crumpled up |
| Past participle | crumpled up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.