crumb
verb
crumbed; crumbing; crumbs
1
: to break into crumbs
2
: to cover or thicken with crumbs
3
: to remove crumbs from
crumb a table
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As discovered during the Apollo program when astronauts tried to eat sandwiches in space, crumbs from bread can fly around in the absence of gravity and end up in astronauts’ eyes or lungs and get stuck inside equipment, causing damage.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The facility had old flour and bread crumbs throughout the back food preparation area.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
To make the cake crumb extra light, make sure to cream the butter and sugar until the color is almost white.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Keep pita bread crumbs separate and toss together to serve.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The facility had old flour and bread crumbs throughout the back food preparation area.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
To make the cake crumb extra light, make sure to cream the butter and sugar until the color is almost white.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Keep pita bread crumbs separate and toss together to serve.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crumb
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“Crumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumb. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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