arrugar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crease noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.
- crumple verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
- kink noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.
- pucker verb To draw something into small folds or wrinkles, especially by tightening or squeezing.
- rumple verb To crease or crumple something, especially cloth or hair.
- scrunch verb To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
- shrivel verb To shrink and wrinkle, especially from losing moisture.
- wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.
Senses
arrugar is used for these senses in English:
- crumple (transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
- pucker (ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
- rumple (transitive) To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
- scrunch (transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
- shrivel (transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
- wrinkle (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
crease — full definition
- noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.
- noun In sports such as cricket or ice hockey, a marked line or area defining part of the playing field.
- verb To form a fold or wrinkle in something.
crumple — full definition
- verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
- verb To collapse, give way, or fall apart, often suddenly.