crumple up

crumple up

1. Of paper, fabric, or a similar material, to form into a ball. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crumple" and "up." My first draft of the poem was so bad that I just crumpled it up and threw it in the trash can. You can't just keep crumpling up your shirts and throwing them back in the closet—use the hamper please!
2. To collapse. I hardly remember the end of the marathon because I crumpled up as soon as I crossed the finish line.
See also: up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crumple something up

to fold up or crush someone or something. Walter crumpled the paper up. He crumpled up the paper.
See also: up

crumple up

to fold up; to collapse. She was so frightened that she just crumpled up. Fran crumpled up in a dead faint.
See also: up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • roll up
  • angle
  • angling
  • smash in
  • wad up
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • fill in
  • fill out
References in periodicals archive
[U.S.A.], Jun 20 (ANI): Scientists have found a new gadget that could crumple up and fit in your pocket.
[U.S.A.], Jun 20 ( ANI ): Scientists have found a new gadget that could crumple up and fit in your pocket.
This keyboard can fit inside your pocket
Crumple up your soda cans by simply squeezing them by hand.
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"Moments later, I saw him crumple up the ticket as he informed me that I was out of luck.
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If you don't have one, crumple up a long strip of crepe paper into a ball and glue it at the tip of the cone.
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