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CRUMP
crump
(verb) explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
crump
(verb) bombard with heavy shells
crump, thud, scrunch
(verb) make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
crump (plural crumps)
The sound of a muffled explosion.
Verb
crump (third-person singular simple present crumps, present participle crumping, simple past and past participle crumped)
(intransitive) To produce such a sound.
Etymology 2
Verb
crump (third-person singular simple present crumps, present participle crumping, simple past and past participle crumped)
(intransitive, US, medical slang) For one's health to decline rapidly (but not as rapidly as crash).
Synonyms
• circle the drain
Etymology 3
Adjective
crump (comparative more crump, superlative most crump)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Hard or crusty; dry baked
Etymology 4
Adjective
crump (comparative more crump, superlative most crump)
(obsolete) Crooked; bent.
Proper noun
Crump
A surname. See Crump for history and meaning!
An unincorporated community in Michigan.
A city in Tennessee.
Source: Wiktionary
Crump (krmp), a. Etym: [AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp.]
1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.] Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor.
2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Hallivell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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