 crumb |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | |
| Synonyms: | bum puke skunk stinker dirty_dog rat scum_bag so-and-so stinkpot git lowlife rotter | |
| Examples: | "only a rotter would do that" "kill the rat" "throw the bum out" "you cowardly little pukes!" "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant_person rat | |
| 2. | [ verb ] remove crumbs from | |
| Examples: | : "crumb the table" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 3. | [ verb ] break into crumbs | |
| Related terms: | break_up | |
| 4. | [ verb ] coat with bread crumbs | |
| Examples: | : "crumb a cutlet" |
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| Related terms: | coat cooking | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a very small quantity of something | |
| Examples: | "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans" "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report" |
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| Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8147 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (food) small piece of e.g. bread or cake | |
| Related terms: | morsel cracker_crumbs breadcrumb baked_good | |
| Similar spelling: |
crumbly crumble Crumbley crumbled Crambe crump crimp cramp crumple crumpet crimper crampon cramped |
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