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Crumb Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crumb? [n] small piece of e.g. bread or cake [n] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!" [v] remove crumbs from; "crumb the table" [v] break into crumbs [v] coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crumb: bum \| lowlife \| puke \| rat \| rotter \| scum bag \| skunk \| so-and-so \| stinker \| stinkpot Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crumb: abrade \| air pollution \| atom \| atomize \| attritus \| beat \| besprinkle \| bit \| bite \| bran \| bray \| bread \| brecciate \| butt \| chip \| chunk \| clip \| clipping \| collop \| comminute \| contriturate \| cosmic dust \| crumble \| crush \| cut \| cutting \| disintegrate \| dollop \| dot \| dram \| dredge \| drop \| droplet \| dust \| dust ball \| efflorescence \| end \| fallout \| farina \| filings \| fleck \| flour \| flyspeck \| fragment \| gnat \| gob \| gobbet \| grain \| granulate \| granulize \| grate \| grind \| grind to powder \| grits \| groats \| hunk \| iota \| jot \| kittens \| levigate \| lint \| lota \| lump \| mash \| meal \| microbe \| microorganism \| midge \| mill \| minim \| minutia \| minutiae \| mite \| modicum \| moiety \| molecule \| morceau \| morsel \| mote \| nip \| ounce \| paring \| particle \| patch \| pepper \| pestle \| piece \| pinhead \| pinpoint \| point \| pound \| powder \| pulverize \| pussies \| rasher \| raspings \| reduce to powder \| sawdust \| scintilla \| scoop \| scrap \| scrunch \| shard \| shaving \| shiver \| shred \| slice \| sliver \| smash \| smidgen \| smithereen \| smut \| snack \| snatch \| snick \| snip \| snippet \| soot \| spatter \| speck \| speckle \| splatter \| splinter \| spot \| sprinkle \| squash \| stitch \| stud \| stump \| tag \| tatter \| tittle \| triturate \| vanishing point See Also \| baked good \| bit \| bite \| breadcrumb \| break up \| coat \| cracker crumbs \| disagreeable person \| fragment \| fragmentise \| fragmentize \| morsel \| remove \| surface \| take \| take away \| unpleasant person \| withdraw Crumb In Webster's Dictionary \Crumb\ (kr[u^]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also {crum}.] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. --Luke xvi. 21. 2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort. 3. The soft part of bread. Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old Song. {Crumb brush}, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. {To a crum}, with great exactness; completely. \Crumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbed} (kr?md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbing} (kr?m"?ng).] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also {crum}.]

Crumb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crumb?

[n] small piece of e.g. bread or cake
[n] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"
[v] remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"
[v] break into crumbs
[v] coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"

Crumb In Webster's Dictionary

\Crumb\ (kr[u^]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G.
krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also
{crum}.]
1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of
   bread or other food, broken or cut off.

         Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from
         the rich man's table.                 --Luke xvi.
                                               21.

2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.

3. The soft part of bread.

         Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get
         crumb, you'd best eat crust.          --Old Song.

{Crumb brush}, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table.

{To a crum}, with great exactness; completely.


\Crumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbed} (kr?md); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Crumbing} (kr?m"?ng).]
To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to
crumb bread. [Written also {crum}.]

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