crump

verb

ˈkrəmp How to pronounce crump (audio)
Definition of crumpnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crump
  1. explode
  2. detonate
  3. pop
  4. blow
  5. burst
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  • This could give astronomers an early warning, allowing telescopes to turn toward the exploding star while its light is still arriving.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine has denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone entered the country's airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of explode
Verb
  • Anvil is a smaller, faster aircraft designed to destroy hostile drones by colliding with them or detonating nearby.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • According to a report in German newspaper Bild, investigators believe only a technical malfunction may have prevented the device attached to the drone from detonating.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of detonate
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  • First Solar – The solar panel maker popped more than 3% after Baird upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • More spotty showers and storms could pop up midday in northern Missouri.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pop
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  • Then a few months after the trumpets were blown, World War II broke out.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On a covered walkway between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines this week, metal fans blow a cooling mist.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
Verb
  • The flames that burst from each copper pipe aren’t responsible for generating the organ’s tones.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two tourists with arm injuries burst in within minutes of one another.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of burst

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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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