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crump
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1crump

intransitive verb \ˈkrəmp\

Definition of CRUMP

1
: crunch
2
: to explode heavily

Examples of CRUMP

  1. <one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed>

Origin of CRUMP

imitative
First Known Use: 1646

Related to CRUMP

Synonyms
blow, blow up, burst, explode, detonate, go off, pop
Antonyms
implode

Rhymes with CRUMP

bump, chump, clomp, clump, comp, dump, flump, frump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump

2crump

noun

Definition of CRUMP

1
: a crunching sound
2
: shell, bomb

First Known Use of CRUMP

1914

3crump

adjective

Definition of CRUMP

chiefly Scottish
: brittle

Origin of CRUMP

perhaps alteration of crimp friable
First Known Use: circa 1706

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