crumped

verb

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumped
  1. exploded
  2. detonated
  3. popped
  4. blew
Verb
  • The firework exploded and then struck Ruiz-Urresto on the head.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Public sympathy for Eisenkot increased on December 7 when his son Gal was inside a tunnel in the Gaza Strip and a bomb exploded.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • On Thursday, an explosive device detonated in a cafe near the Justice Palace, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20.
    — Omar Albam, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • At least four people were killed after an explosive device was detonated in a Damascus cafe Thursday, Syria's Interior Ministry said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of detonated
Verb
  • Eli White popped a ball up to shallow center field for what should have been the third out.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • This time, Arsenal popped City 5-1 and Gabriel very much enjoyed laughing and celebrating in Haaland’s face.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of popped
Verb
  • After the final whistle blew and this Norway team had made history, Haaland took a moment and looked into the Norwegian cheering section, trying to process what had just happened.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • There were also great chances for Lamine Yamal, the 18-year-old Spanish star, but nothing that got over the line and into the back of the net before the first half whistle blew.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of blew

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“Crumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumped. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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