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Meaning of 'crumb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crumb [ n.]
- A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.
- Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.
- The soft part of bread.
2 . Crumb [ v. t.]
- To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread.

Meaning of 'crumb' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crumb [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very small quantity of something
Example in sentence:
  • he gave only a crumb of information about his plans;
  • there were few crumbs of comfort in the report
Meaning (2):
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Example in sentence:
  • kill the rat;
  • only a rotter would do that;
  • the British call a contemptible person a `git';
  • throw the bum out;
  • you cowardly little pukes!
3 . crumb [ v]
Meaning (3):
- coat with bread crumbs
Example in sentence:
  • crumb a cutlet
Meaning (4):
- remove crumbs from
Example in sentence:
  • crumb the table

Nearby Words:

cruces crucial crucian carp cruciate cruciation crucible crucifer cruciferous crucified crucifier

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