
crumble



crum‧ble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ verb
crumble noun [uncountable]
خرد شدن، فرو ریختن، مهندسی: خرد کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordscrumble[verb]Synonyms:- disintegrate, collapse, decay, degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart, go to pieces, go to wrack and ruin, tumble down
- crush, fragment, granulate, grind, pound, powder, pulverize
Related Words: mush,
squash
English Thesaurus: break, smash, shatter, crack, burst, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. crum‧ble1 /ˈkrʌmb
əl/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: gecrymian, from cruma; ⇒ crumb]
1. [intransitive] (
also crumble away) if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it:
The old stonework was crumbling away.
crumbling colonial buildings2. [intransitive and transitive] to break apart into lots of little pieces, or make something do this:
The fall leaves crumbled in my fingers.
¼ cup crumbled goat’s cheese3. [intransitive] (
also crumble away) to lose power, become weak, or fail
Synonym : disintegrate:
The Empire began to crumble during the 13th century.
our crumbling economy ⇒
that’s the way the cookie crumbles at
cookie(3)
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II. crumble2 noun [uncountable] British English a sweet dish of fruit covered with a dry mixture of flour, butter, and sugar and baked:
apple crumble [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Thesaurusbreak verb [transitive] to damage something and make it separate into pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it:
Careful you don’t break the chair.
He broke his leg.smash verb [transitive] to break something with a lot of force:
A policeman smashed his camera.snap verb [transitive] to break something into two pieces, making a loud noise – used especially about long thin objects:
He snapped the sticks in two.split verb [transitive] to separate something into two pieces along a straight line:
Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half.fracture verb [transitive] to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface:
I fell over and fractured my wrist.tear /teə $ ter/
verb [transitive] to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces:
She tore up the letter and put it in the bin.
I tore my jacket.shatter verb [intransitive] to break into a lot of small pieces:
The glass shattered all over the pavement.crack verb [intransitive] if something cracks, a line appears on the surface, which means that it could later break into separate pieces:
The ice was starting to crack.burst verb [intransitive] if a tyre, balloon, pipe etc bursts, it gets a hole and air or liquid suddenly comes out of it:
She blew up the balloon until it burst.crumble verb [intransitive] to break into a powder or a lot of small pieces:
The cork just crumbled in my hand.have/take a break
After two hours, she took a break and switched on the radio.need a break
I’m sorry, I can’t do any more - I need a break.a short/quick break
Shall we have a quick five-minute break?a lunch break
What time’s your lunch break?a coffee/tea break
How about a coffee break?a morning/afternoon break
I don’t usually have time for a morning break.a well-earned break (=one that you deserve)
Everyone’s looking forward to a well-earned break when the exams are over.vacation especially American English,
holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work:
Are you taking a vacation this summer?
We met on holiday in Cyprus.
What are you doing in the school holidays?holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school:
the Thanksgiving holiday
New Year's Day is a national holiday.
In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)leave a time when you are allowed not to work:
We get four weeks' annual leave (=paid time off work each year).
He has been taking a lot of sick leave (=time off work because you are ill) recently.
Angela is on maternity leave (= time off work when having a baby).
He was given compassionate leave (=time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc) to go to his father's funeral.sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel:
She was on sabbatical for six months.
I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical.furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday:
While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war:
Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲