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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It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Just more than a minute after ignition, the ruptured booster caused the shuttle’s giant external fuel tank to explode, tearing the vehicle to pieces over the ocean and dooming all seven astronauts.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gemma then detonates the device.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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On Unknown Pleasures, the producer had taken Joy Division’s dense goth-punk sound into a frozen field and detonated it.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sparkling Orange Nº1, a low-intervention, organic orange (orange colored due to skin contact, no oranges used) bubbly from Alsace that pops with orange peel and juicy peach, then drifts into jasmine, herbs, and gentle spice.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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To understand what makes its eye-popping asking price fair, though, greater attention to the details must be paid.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2026
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But aerospace engineers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a material that blows those two out of the water with nearly thrice the thermal conductivity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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The shuttle just suddenly blew apart.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By the time Aubry came back for season 38, her head was swirling from her time in the reality television bubble, and her psyche was ready to burst.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Still, my pick is Astropical by the power duo Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana — a cosmic-tropical oasis bursting with vibrant sonic textures that feel both exhilarating and otherworldly.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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