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Meanings of crumple up in English

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Usage of crumple up in English
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I thought Sir Henry was going to crumple up in his chair.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
2
He saw the derringer fall and Kao crumple up like a jackknife.
The River's End
3
He seemed to crumple up, and she caught him as he fell.
The Purple Heights
4
I crumple up the map, not bothering to refold it in any way.
Origin
5
But we are the strongest side, and in the end they'll crumple up.'
The Pomp of Yesterday
6
His portmanteaus, bundles and cardboard boxes seemed to shrink and crumple up too.
Love and Other Stories
7
I want to crumple up, but I'm stiffened in every direction.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896
8
Then he could overthrow the Hungarian horse, and crumple up the ill-trained Austrian foot.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
9
I allowed him to crumple up, and I took full advantage of the fact.
The Yeoman Adventurer
10
If people like you and me crumple up, the British Empire will crumple up.
The Red Planet
11
They made him top-heavy and filled him with a desire to crumple up somewhere.
The Flaming Forest
12
To the relief of Max the leaping cat seemed to crumple up in the air.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods
13
The defenses of city after city would crumple up.
The Night-Born
14
To save him I think I must crumple up.
Captivity
15
Avery started to crumple up the newspaper, then became aware of the soundman hovering over him.
The next to die
16
The mighty cat seemed suddenly to crumple up.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
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