English dictionary
crumb
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- small piece of e.g. bread or cake
noun
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
noun
- a very small quantity of something
verb
- remove crumbs from
verb
- break into crumbs
verb
- coat with bread crumbs
Example sentences
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