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1 VERB If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded. □ [V ] He shrugged whimsically, his eyes crinkling behind his glasses. □ [V n] When she laughs, she crinkles her perfectly-formed nose.

2 N‑COUNT Crinkles are small creases or folds.

crin|kly /kr I ŋkli/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A crinkly object has many small creases or folds in it or in its surface. □  …her big crinkly face. □  …crinkly paper.

crino|line /kr I nəl I n/ (crinolines ) N‑COUNT A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.

crip|ple /kr I p ^ə l/ (cripples , crippling , crippled )

1 N‑COUNT A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple . [OFFENSIVE ] □  She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.

2 VERB If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again. □ [be V -ed] Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job. □ [V n] He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life. □ [V -ed] He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position.

3 VERB If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems. □ [V n] Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him. □ [V -ed] I'm not perfect but I'm also not emotionally crippled or lonely.

4 VERB To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly. □ [V n] A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country's economy. □ [V -ed] The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area.

crip|pling /kr I pl I ŋ/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A crippling illness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body. □  Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you say that an action, policy, or situation has a crippling effect on something, you mean it has a very serious, harmful effect. □  The high cost of borrowing has a crippling effect on many small firms.

cri|sis ◆◆◇ /kra I s I s/ (crises /kra I siːz/) N‑VAR A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems. □  Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the continent's economic crisis. □  He had made arrangements for additional funding before the company was in crisis. □  …children's illnesses or other family crises. □  …someone to turn to in moments of crisis. SYNONYMS crisis NOUN 1

emergency:The hospital will cater only for emergencies.

catastrophe:From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.

disaster:Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.

cri |sis ma n|age|ment N‑UNCOUNT People use crisis management to refer to a management style that concentrates on solving the immediate problems occurring in a business rather than looking for long-term solutions. [BUSINESS ] □  Today's NSC is overcome by day-to-day crisis management. □  …a crisis-management team.

crisp /kr I sp/ (crisper , crispest , crisps , crisping , crisped )