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   crumb

   /krʌm/

   noun

   • 1. a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit: "she brushed some cake crumbs off her dress"
   • ▪ the soft inner part of a loaf of bread: "a morsel of crumb will often tempt a chub"
   • 2. a very small amount of something: "the Budget provided few crumbs of comfort"
   • ▪ an unfair and inadequate share of something large: "a multi-billion dollar franchise and the family of the creator doesn't even get crumbs from the table"
   • 3. an objectionable or contemptible person: informal, derogatory North American "he's an absolute crumb"
   • 4. granulated rubber, usually made from recycled car tyres.

   verb

   • 1. cover (food) with breadcrumbs: "while the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish"

   Word Origin Old Englishcruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume. The final -b was added in the 16th century, perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CRUMB definition: 1. a very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit 2. a small amount of something: 3. a very small…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     CRUMB meaning: 1. a very small piece of bread, cake, or...

   • Znaczenie Crumb, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CRUMB definicja: 1. a very small piece of bread, cake, or...

   • Crumb: French Translation

     CRUMB translate: miette [feminine], miette. Learn more in...

   • Crumb: Japanese Translation

     CRUMB translate: （パンやケーキの）くず, くず. Learn more in the...

   • Crumb: Polish Translation

     crumb translate: okruch, okruszek. Learn more in the...

   • Crumb: Arabic Translation

     CRUMB translate: فُتات. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Crumb: Thai Translation

     CRUMB translate: เศษขนมปัง. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Crumb: Italian Translation

     crumb translate: briciola, briciola, mollica. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crumbCrumb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of crumb as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use crumb in a sentence and how it relates to bread, soil, and slang.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRUMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut or eat them.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crumbCRUMB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit. Synonyms: speck, sliver, morsel, shred, scrap. the soft inner portion of a bread ( crust ). crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRUMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CRUMB meaning: 1. a very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit 2. a small amount of something: 3. a very small…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crumbCrumb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Crumbs are what you're left with after finishing a box of cookies or a bag of tortilla chips — the bits that are too small to eat. You can also talk about other, non-edible types of crumbs, like the crumb of wisdom in an otherwise silly movie or the crumb of information a detective finds at a crime scene.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › crumbCrumb Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake. Slang . a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.