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Scrunch up Moderate

Scrunch up has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

sit on one's heels

"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"

"The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

2

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

"The dress got wrinkled"

"crease the paper like this to make a crane"

Example Sentences
"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" verb
"The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" verb
"The dress got wrinkled" verb
"crease the paper like this to make a crane" verb
See Also
squinch scrunch
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sit fold
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pucker
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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