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Definition of Crumb
1. Verb. Coat with bread crumbs. "Crumb a cutlet"
2. Noun. A very small quantity of something. "There were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
3. Verb. Break into crumbs.
4. Noun. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. "The British call a contemptible person a `git'"
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Derivative terms: Bum, Rat
5. Verb. Remove crumbs from. "Crumb the table"
6. Noun. Small piece of e.g. bread or cake.
Group relationships: Baked Goods
Specialized synonyms: Breadcrumb, Cracker Crumbs
Derivative terms: Crumbly
Definition of Crumb
1. n. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.
2. v. t. To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread.
Definition of Crumb
1. Noun. A small piece of baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) A bit, small amount. ¹
3. Noun. The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust. ¹
4. Noun. A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate ¹
5. Noun. (slang) A nobody, worthless person. ¹
6. Noun. (slang) A body louse. ¹
7. Verb. To cover with crumbs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crumb
1. to break into crumbs (small pieces) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumb
Literary usage of Crumb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1915)
"Not much change in crust; crumb some drier; sour taste slightly increased. SJ.
Wrap]-«! ... Crust moist and sticky : crumb has marked acid flavor. 14J. ..."
2. Improving Recycling Markets by Oecd (2006)
"Characteristics of the rubber recycling market Shredded tyres, also called crumb
rubber, have various applications in the rubber recycling sector. ..."
3. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"gipsy's tent, which I have mounted in own hands,' constructed out of the clothes
and the crumb cloth of the library! 1 sit under its ' dark brown ..."
4. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"She had a hen-like, crumb- pecking, diligent appearance. Her smile was too innocent.
The pecking started instantly: "Cy says you had lots of fun at the ..."
5. Original Poems by Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor, O'Keefe (Adelaide), James Davis Cooper (1868)
"Step hither, and you shall have some ; Come here, my little man; You think there
's crust, 'tis only crumb ', But eat it it you can. ..."
6. Report on Vienna Bread by Eben Norton Horsford (1875)
"The solution then of the question of the difference between stale bread and bread
freshened by heating or by toasting is this: The gluten of the crumb-walls ..."
7. The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving by Hand and Power: With by John Watson (1873)
"crumb-cloths are, in general, either made of linen or worsted yarn, and are used
for putting on the top of carpets for the purpose ..."
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