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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The story effectively went viral, Churchill told me, and lock-picking competitions briefly exploded in popularity.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Shares exploded higher by as much as 211% but retreated from those peaks and are starting to form an interesting baseline.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of explode

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Forever Home FilmNation Entertainment, the Mediapro Studio A corpse beneath an idyllic home detonates this domestic thriller adapted from Graham Norton’s bestseller.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
In one of the recent demonstrations in the town of Lens on Monday, a 15-year-old had picked up a police dispersal grenade that detonated, losing his hand and part of his lower arm, officials said.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of detonate

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Mahomes’ rapid recovery from last year’s ACL/LCL catastrophe is great news for Kansas City fans and the NFL’s TV/streaming partners, as he and the Chiefs are slated to pop up in as many as 12 national windows before the playoffs arrive.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
K-pop has historically been an industry that holds idols — the name given to pop stars in the Korean entertainment industry — to an extremely high standard.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pop

Verb

This inspires Other Mommy to gruesomely kill Frank in front of Bela, including blowing his head up in an outrageous explosion of blood.

— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
In Chicago, the city is on track to blow past the $252 million spent last year to resolve police lawsuits, mostly involving plaintiffs who went to prison based on faulty evidence, according to local news reports.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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