Definition of crumb
1a : a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)b : a porous aggregate of soil particles
2 : bit a crumb of good news
3 : the soft part of bread
4 slang : a worthless person
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Examples of crumb in a Sentence
He swept the crumbs from under the table.
a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers
Recent Examples of crumb from the Web
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Turn off the heat, and stir in the vanilla extract. Pour the fruit filling into the prepared pie dish, and sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the top.
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Working in batches, dust the crab cakes' tops and bottoms with the panko, pressing just so the crumbs adhere, then place them in the skillet.
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In a small bowl, combine panko crumbs, flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper.
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But what accentuates it is rubber-crumb infill and that really gets hot.
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One crumb of comfort is that the tech sector appears to have taken past criticism on board, raising the share of female appointees to 40% from 26.5% in a single year.
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This morning’s routine is especially crappy: crumbs on the kitchen floor, totally full dishwasher. 9:45 a.m.
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Top with layers of lamb, pork, salt pork and sausage, ending with bread crumbs mixed with the parsley.
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But private business owners and investors in Old Havana have been getting more than crumbs.
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Origin and Etymology of crumb
Middle English crumme, from Old English cruma; akin to Middle High German krume crumb
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Definition of crumb
transitive verb
1 : to break into crumbs
2 : to cover or thicken with crumbs
3 : to remove crumbs from crumb a table
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The company, Water Lilies Food Inc. of Astoria, N.Y., was notified by an ingredient supplier that bread crumbs the company used potentially contained milk, the USDA said.
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First Known Use of crumb
14th century
CRUMB Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of crumb for English Language Learners
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: a very small piece of food
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: a very small amount of something
CRUMB Defined for Kids
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1 : a very small piece of food bread crumbs
2 : a little bit She only overheard crumbs of their conversation.
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