crumped

past tense of crump
as in exploded
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 crumped Hayes crumped to the ground and later went back to the locker room. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • As the offense exploded, the team’s defense remained stingy.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Flashing lights and colors exploded across my view.
    Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • There may still be explosives that need to be detonated and recovered.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Soviet Union detonated its first device four years after Hiroshima.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Smaller efforts popped up in Greenland over the years, but nothing came to fruition.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the aesthetic marked by rumpled Oxford shirts and popped polos has also found fertile ground in France, a nation famously resistant to Americanization.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The emotions as referee Thomas Bramall blew the final whistle, confirming Wrexham’s first defeat in five Championship games, provided a stark contrast.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But Holmes blew through his cash, spending much of it on expensive cars.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Crumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumped. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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