crump
1 of 3verb
ˈkrəmp 
crumped; crumping; crumps
intransitive verb
1
: crunch
2
: to explode heavily
crump
2 of 3noun
1
: a crunching sound
2
: shell, bomb
crump
3 of 3adjective
chiefly Scotland
: brittle
Synonyms
Verb
- blow
- blow up
- burst
- detonate
- explode
- go off
- pop
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Example Sentences
Verb one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed
Recent Examples on the Web
Tamar Herman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2020 But on January 5th some were woken by the less melodious rattle and crump of distant battle. The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020 The same pops and crumps and booms that haunt these ghosts are now supposed to be a soundtrack in the ears of 1,400 captive migrant children who crossed the desert in search of a new life and found… this. Matthew Farwell, The New Republic, 3 July 2019
Noun
Something that incorporates the way we dance, maybe crumps. Tamar Herman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2020 But on January 5th some were woken by the less melodious rattle and crump of distant battle. The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020 The same pops and crumps and booms that haunt these ghosts are now supposed to be a soundtrack in the ears of 1,400 captive migrant children who crossed the desert in search of a new life and found… this. Matthew Farwell, The New Republic, 3 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Verb
imitative
Adjective
perhaps alteration of crimp friable
First Known Use
Verb
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
circa 1706, in the meaning defined above
crumps
verb
as in explodes
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- explodes
- pops
- blows
- detonates
- bursts
- splinters
- fragments
- blows up
- fires
- goes off
- smashes
- shatters
- mushrooms
- discharges
- balloons
- bourgeons
- shoots
- burgeons
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- collapses
- implodes
- fizzles