Crumb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|krʌm|
Brit.
|krʌm|
noun
- a very small quantity of something
- small piece of e.g. bread or cake
he gave only a crumb of information about his plans
there were few crumbs of comfort in the report
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (syn: bum, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot)there were few crumbs of comfort in the report
- small piece of e.g. bread or cake
verb
- coat with bread crumbs
- remove crumbs from
crumb a cutlet
- break into crumbs- remove crumbs from
crumb the table
Extra examples
He swept the crumbs from under the table.
...a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers...
She hasn't touched a single crumb of her dinner.
She stood up to brush the crumbs off her uniform.
Coat with bread crumbs and bake.
There was only one crumb of comfort - Alex hadn't said anything to Jeff.
...the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size...
Word forms
noun
singular: crumb
plural: crumbs
singular: crumb
plural: crumbs
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