Crumple

And forget about airbags that inflate automatically during collisions, or crumple zones that help absorb the impacts of vehicular crashes.

I come across old drafts when I tidy; read them, crumple them up, and throw them away with a half smile and a stinging feeling of defeat.

Kids often freeze up or crumple under the pressure of getting all the pieces of writing right at once.

After the real gifts are opened and the young children are safely moved out of the way, we crumple up the paper and throw it at each other in our annual paper fight.

Crumple up some shells and place them in your mug or cup.

Together they traveled the world discovering new magical creatures, but alas, they found no Crumple-Horned Snorkacks.

Well, if you bet on either of them, crumple up your ticket.

Back in the days when cars would crumple like aluminum foil, A-pillars (the pillars on either side of the windshield) were thin and barely even visible to drivers.

Better brakes and tires, more powerful engines, crumple zones, seat belts and air bags make collisions more survivable.

Just crumple up some tin foil and tie it around their necks with butcher twine.

Brouwer is said to have added: "I can formulate this splendid result different, I take a horizontal sheet, and another identical one which I crumple, flatten and place on the other.

Previously, the character would simply crumple into a heap.