as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed
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Recent Examples of crump
Hayes crumped to the ground and later went back to the locker room.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
And then, to add insult to electrical injury, my longtime beloved halogen standing light next to my reading chair finally crumped.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Photos of the wreck show the PT Cruiser mangled almost beyond recognition, with its front end completely crumped.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
And then, to add insult to electrical injury, my longtime beloved halogen standing light next to my reading chair finally crumped.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Photos of the wreck show the PT Cruiser mangled almost beyond recognition, with its front end completely crumped.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crump
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The #NationalFire burning in Florida has now exploded to 25,000 acres in size.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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The three-family home that exploded has been deemed a total loss, displacing eight residents.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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An explosive device detonated near a Moscow police vehicle early Tuesday, killing a police officer and the assailant while injuring two other officers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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During a trip to New York, an off-camera exchange detonates the conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some of these co-conspirators’ names have popped up in the latest tranche of public files, but Giuffre is no longer here to hold them to account, having died by suicide last April.—
Amy Wallace,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rashaun Jones’ name kept popping up as a suspect in the days following the murder, testified Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Det.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Those stars then produce winds and ultraviolet radiation, which ionizes and blows the surrounding normal matter outward.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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When Captain America burst onto his own comic book cover that December, Kirby and Simon did not hold back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Turning the system on too early can cause pipes to freeze and burst.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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