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crump

verb
\ ˈkrəmp How to pronounce crump (audio) \
crumped; crumping; crumps

Definition of crump

 (Entry 1 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : crunch
2 : to explode heavily

crump

noun

Definition of crump (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : a crunching sound
2 : shell, bomb

crump

adjective

Definition of crump (Entry 3 of 3)

chiefly Scotland
: brittle
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Synonyms & Antonyms for crump

Synonyms: Verb

blow, blow up, burst, detonate, explode, go off, pop

Antonyms: Verb

implode

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Examples of crump in a Sentence

Verb

 one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 The same pops and crumps and booms that haunt these ghosts are now supposed to be a soundtrack in the ears of 1,400 captive migrant children who crossed the desert in search of a new life and found… this. — Matthew Farwell, The New Republic, "America’s Once and Future Concentration Camp," 3 July 2019

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First Known Use of crump

Verb

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for crump

Verb

imitative

Adjective

perhaps alteration of crimp friable

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