crump
[adjective]
Synonyms: short, brittle, crisp, crumbly, crunchy, friable

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crump noun¹.M17.
[from CRUMP adjective¹.]
1. A hump on the back. rare. Only in M17.

2. A humpbacked person. L17-M18.

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crump adjective¹. [krʌmp] obsolete exc. dial.
[Old English crump (= Old High German krumpf) by-form, prob. intensive, of crumb CRUM adjective.]
Esp. of the body: crooked.

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crump adjective². [krʌmp] Scot. & north. L18.
[By-form of CRIMP adjective.]
= CRIMP adjective 1.

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crump noun². [krʌmp] M19.
[from CRUMP verb².]
1. A hard abrupt hit. colloq. & dial. M19.

2. (The sound of) the explosion of a heavy shell or bomb; a shell or bomb that explodes heavily. Army slang. E20.

3. A violent burst in the floor, walls, or ceiling of a mine. E20.

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crump verb¹ intrans. & trans. [krʌmp] obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[from CRUMP adjective¹. Cf. CRIMP verb¹.]
Bend into a curve; crook; curl up.

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crump verb². [krʌmp] M17.
[Imit.]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Esp. of a horse or pig: eat with a muffled crunch. M17.

2. verb intrans. Of snow, snow-covered ground: crunch dully under the feet. L18.

3. verb trans. & intrans. Chiefly Cricket. Strike hard and abruptly. L19.

4. Army slang.
a. verb trans. & intrans. Bombard with or fire heavy shells or bombs. E20.
b. verb intrans. Explode with a crump. E20.

■ crumper noun (colloq. & dial.) a large heavy person or thing; a large specimen of its kind: M19.

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