Crumple vs Unravel - What's the difference?
crumple | unravel |
To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
To cause to collapse.
To become wrinkled.
To collapse.
to separate the threads (of); disentangle
to become undone; to collapse
* 2010 , Ian Cowie,
*:The great Ponzi scheme that lies behind our State pension is unravelling – as they all do eventually – because money being taken from new investors is insufficient to honour promises issued to earlier generations.
(figurative) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
(figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
* Dryden
In lang=en terms the difference between crumple and unravel
is that crumple is to collapse while unravel is to become undone; to collapse.As verbs the difference between crumple and unravel
is that crumple is to rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together while unravel is to separate the threads (of); disentangle.As a noun crumple
is a crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.crumple
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(crumpl)Derived terms
* crumple zoneReferences
* English ergative verbsunravel
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- Stop playing with the seam of the tablecloth! You will unravel it.
- Mother couldn't unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it.
"State pension Ponzi scheme unravels with retirement at 70", The Telegraph , June 24th, 2010,
- New Ponzi Scheme Unravels !
- to unravel a plot
- to unravel a mystery
- to unravel the confusion
- Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unravelled .
- ''to unravel the global compromise achieved in the Constitutional Treaty
- ''to unravel the broad consensus which was created