define crumple
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Primary Meanings of crumple Crumple is a verb that means to become wrinkled or creased. Your face might crumple over time as you age, or you might crumple a piece of paper before tossing it in the trash. Crumple comes from the Old English word crump meaning bent, crooked, and it can describe something that has buckled or collapsed.
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- During the bustle Jo had scarcely spoken but flown about, looking pale and wild, with her things half off, her dress torn, and her hands cut and bruised by ice and rails and refractory buckles.
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- to heap or gather in clumps (transitive), 1824, from clump (n.). Related: Clumped; clumping. Intransitive sense to form a clump or clumps is recorded from 1896. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source clumping in Medicine Expand
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Crumple Zone The crumple zone has two primary safety goals: 1  To distribute and decrease the initial force before it reaches the vehicle’s occupants. 2  To reduce the initial force equally results to reduced deceleration. 3  The force you feel in an emergency stop is greater than when you progressively slow down for stoplight.
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- cramming. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to pack tight : jam cram a suitcase with clothes a novel crammed with surprises. 3  2a : to fill with food to satiety : stuffb : to eat voraciously : bolt the child crams her food. 4  3 : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner crammed the letters into his pocket.
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- Crepitus is a crackling or popping sound that occurs as a result of tissues rubbing together abnormally.
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- cruse. n. A small earthenware container, such as a pot or jar, for holding liquids. [Middle English., perhaps from Middle Dutch. , pot .]. (kruːz).er mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of good things, and a goat skin full of wine; the girl now got into the waggon, and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil, that she and her women might anoint themselves.
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Erythrocyte aggregation Erythrocyte aggregation is the reversible clumping of red blood cells (RBCs) under low shear forces or at stasis. Erythrocytes aggregate in a special way, forming rouleaux. Rouleaux are stacks of erythrocytes which form because of the unique discoid shape of the cells in vertebrate body. The flat surface of the discoid RBCs give them a large surface area to make contact and stick to each other; thus, forming a rouleau.
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- tussle. 1  to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle. 2  a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle. 3  any vigorous or determined struggle, conflict, etc.: I had quite a tussle with that chemistry exam.
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cobble cobble. verb. cobble something together improvise, devise, put together, contrive, concoct, throw together Politicians are trying to cobble together a peace treaty.
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- 8. a falling in, down, or together: trapped by the collapse of a tunnel. 9. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown. [1725–35; < Latin collāpsus, past participle of collābī to fall, fall in ruins =col- col-1 + lābī to fall] col•laps′i•ble, adj.
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Sticky wages and unemployment Note that this doesn’t mean that I think sticky wages are necessarily “the answer” or even the most important problem (sticky debt is an issue as well etc.) but the evidence for sticky wages for the employed is very strong and it certainly is a problem.
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- Noun. 1. crease-an angular or rounded shape made by folding; a fold in the napkin; a crease in his trousers; a plication on her blouse; a flexure of the colon; a bend of his elbow.
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bulk 1. To cause to swell or expand. 2. To cause to cohere or form a mass. adj. Being large in mass, quantity, or volume: a bulk buy; a bulk mailing. bulk up. To gain weight by gaining muscle: dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up.
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- Full Definition of SHUFFLE. transitive verb. 1. : to mix in a mass confusedly: jumble. 2. 3. a: to rearrange (as playing cards, dominoes, or tiles) to produce a random order. 4. a: to move (as the feet) by sliding along or back and forth without lifting b: to perform (as a dance) with a dragging, sliding step.
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Commingling Law and Legal Definition Commingling is the act of mixing the funds belonging to one party with those of another party, especially when one party has responsibility to keep the funds separate for the other party. Spouses or business partners may legally commingle funds.
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Positively | Victoria Stilwell | Forum A safety feature called the crumple zone, introduced to cars in the 50s, is designed to absorb the impact in a crash and protect passengers. The crumple zones are often likened to crushing a soda can, sacrificing everything in its path. The most popular crumple zone locations are in the front and the rear of the car. For anyone who puts their dogs in the back, this is absolutely terrifying.
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scruple scru·ple. n. 1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action: He would have taken any life with as little scruple as he took my money (Charles Dickens).
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Here's What's Helping Girl Scouts Sell More Cookies Overall, though, Girl Scout cookie sales declined, as the organization sold 194 million boxes (about $776 million in sales) this year, including both e-commerce and traditional, in-person sales. That's 1 million fewer boxes than the Girl Scouts sold in 2014.
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clamp Define clamp: a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly — clamp in a sentence
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How to Clear a Printer Paper Jam Replace the toner or ink cartridge and paper trays, close any doors you opened and turn the printer back on. Step. If the printer paper jam message still appears, then there is still some paper in the printer. Reinspect the paper path.
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clump- definition and synonyms This is the British English definition of clump. View American English definition of clump. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for clump.
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- • CLUMP (verb). The verb CLUMP has 4 senses: 1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground. 2. come together as in a cluster or flock. 3. walk clumsily. 4. gather or cause to gather into a cluster. Familiarity information: CLUMP used as a verb is uncommon.. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground. 2. come together as in a cluster or flock. 3. walk clumsily. 4. gather or cause to gather into a cluster. Familiarity information: CLUMP used as a verb is uncommon.
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- see more synonyms on thesaurus com verb used with object crumpled crumpling 1 to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass bend out of shape rumple wrinkle
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PRINCIPLE scruple-an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action. principle-a rule or standard especially of good behavior; a man of principle; he will not violate his principles.