crumple

v 1: fall apart; also used metaphorically: "Negociations broke

down" [syn: {crumble}, {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]

2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: {buckle}]

3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She

puckered her lips," "This material drew after having been

washed in hot water" [syn: {pucker}, {draw}, {rumple}, {cockle},

{knit}]

4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't

wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]