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Crumb Very Common

Crumb has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
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).

Verb
1

coat with bread crumbs

"crumb a cutlet"

2

break into crumbs

3

remove crumbs from

"crumb the table"

4

To cover with crumbs.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

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
See Also
bread crumbling cocoa crumbs silent butler body louse particle crumbest
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
small indefinite quantity unpleasant person morsel coat break up remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
breadcrumb cracker crumbs
Rhyming Words
umb tumb dumb numb plumb clumb thumb rhumb accumb unnumb columb bedumb recumb fandumb randumb wisdumb succumb decrumb e thumb slocumb
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