English Explanatory Dictionary

crump

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sound of a muffled explosion.
verb
  1. To produce such a sound.
adj
  1. Hard or crusty; dry baked
adj
  1. Crooked; bent.
verb
  1. To decline rapidly in health (but not as rapidly as crash).
name
  1. A surname from Middle English. See Crump for history and meaning!
  2. A placename
  3. An unincorporated community in Garfield Township, Bay County, Michigan, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A city in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.

Pronunciation

/kɹʌmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crump.wav

Word forms

crump crumps crumping crumped more crump most crump

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Synonyms

circle the drain

Derived words

crumple crumpy Crump Island
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