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crumb
noun
verb
Small piece of e.g. bread or cake
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noun
Small piece of e.g. bread or cake
noun
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
“Only a rotter would do that”
noun
A very small quantity of something
“He gave only a crumb of information about his plans”
verb
Remove crumbs from
“Crumb the table”
verb
Break into crumbs
verb
Coat with bread crumbs
“Crumb a cutlet”
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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’
He gave only a crumb of information about his plans
There were few crumbs of comfort in the report
Crumb the table
Crumb a cutlet
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