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crumples up

crumples up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crumple up.

Meaning of crumple up

Verb

crumple up (third-person singular simple present crumples up, present participle crumpling up, simple past and past participle crumpled up)

  1. (intransitive) To become crumpled or messily folded up.
  2. (transitive) To crumple or messily fold (something).
  3. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive) To collapse; to give up and fold in a stressful situation.

Questions about crumples up

What is crumples up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crumples up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crumple up.

Words near crumples up in the dictionary

  1. crumpled up
  2. crumpledness
  3. crumpler
  4. crumplers
  5. crumples
  6. crumples up
  7. crumplier
  8. crumpliest
  9. crumpling
  10. crumpling up
  11. crumplings

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