Phrase guide

scrunch up

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • He scrunched up his nose.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The dress got wrinkled
  • crease the paper like this to make a crane

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, crisp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fold, fold up, turn up

Narrower terms: pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit, ruck, ruck up

3

verb

Meaning 3

sit on one's heels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
  • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: squat, crouch, scrunch, hunker, hunker down

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sit, sit down

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сбръ́чквам (sbrǎ́čkvam) — to scrunch one's face or a part of one's face
  • Bulgarian: сбръ́чкам (sbrǎ́čkam) — to scrunch one's face or a part of one's face