CRUMP Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

crump

verb

ˈkrəmp

Definition of crump

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. — 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

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That explodes into action in one startlingly seedy scene involving a rape in full view of revelers at a hotel party.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
That was the moment a suicide bomb exploded just outside Abbey Gate on August 26th, killing 13 American service members and more than 160 Afghan civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of explode

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However, Lai explained that the launcher could, in theory, deliver explosive payloads designed to detonate near a target.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
The informants allegedly met with Bowie on Wednesday and provided her with an inert explosive device and an inert handgun along with instructions on how to detonate the explosive, the complaint said.

— Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of detonate

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With automatic runner Jase Bowen on second base, Jake Cronenworth popped up a bunt, Bowen was thrown out trying to steal third and Machado struck out looking.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
As the video popped up on social media and the Spanish-language Facebook group Danbury Al Dia, Hernandez grew uneasy.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pop

Verb

It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
The Las Vegas spectacle, which opened to the public in August 2025, already blows audiences around with tornado-force wind, shakes them with haptic seats, sends giant winged monkeys flying overhead and drops hundreds of foam apples from the ceiling.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow

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Chinese authorities also warned that a barrier lake, which formed at the confluence of the Tsogyal and the Purupqiangzangbu rivers, is overflowing and may burst.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Sip local wines like Norton or Vignoles, hop around downtown, or wander through orchards bursting with ripe apples while leaves crunch underfoot.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026

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