1
a very small quantity of something
"he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"
"there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
2
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"
"kill the rat"
"throw the bum out"
"you cowardly little pukes!"
"the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
3
small piece of e.g. bread or cake
4
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
1
coat with bread crumbs
"crumb a cutlet"
3
remove crumbs from
"crumb the table"
Example Sentences
"he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"
noun
"there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
noun
"only a rotter would do that"
noun
"kill the rat"
noun
"throw the bum out"
noun
"you cowardly little pukes!"
noun
"the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
noun
"crumb a cutlet"
verb
"crumb the table"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)