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crump

 (krŭmp)
v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps
v.tr.
1. To crush or crunch with the teeth.
2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound.
v.intr.
To make a crunching sound, especially in walking over snow.
n.
1.
a. A crunching sound.
b. The sound of an exploding shell.
2. A heavy blow.
[Imitative.]
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crump

(krʌmp)
vb
1. (intr) to thud or explode with a loud dull sound
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to bombard with heavy shells
n
a crunching, thudding, or exploding noise
[C17: of imitative origin]
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crump

(krʌmp, krʊmp)

v.t.
1. to crunch.
v.i.
2. (of an artillery shell) to land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound.
3. to make a crunching sound.
n.
4. a crunching sound.
5. a large explosive shell or bomb.
[1640–50; imitative]
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crump


Past participle: crumped
Gerund: crumping

Imperative
crump
crump
Present
I crump
you crump
he/she/it crumps
we crump
you crump
they crump
Preterite
I crumped
you crumped
he/she/it crumped
we crumped
you crumped
they crumped
Present Continuous
I am crumping
you are crumping
he/she/it is crumping
we are crumping
you are crumping
they are crumping
Present Perfect
I have crumped
you have crumped
he/she/it has crumped
we have crumped
you have crumped
they have crumped
Past Continuous
I was crumping
you were crumping
he/she/it was crumping
we were crumping
you were crumping
they were crumping
Past Perfect
I had crumped
you had crumped
he/she/it had crumped
we had crumped
you had crumped
they had crumped
Future
I will crump
you will crump
he/she/it will crump
we will crump
you will crump
they will crump
Future Perfect
I will have crumped
you will have crumped
he/she/it will have crumped
we will have crumped
you will have crumped
they will have crumped
Future Continuous
I will be crumping
you will be crumping
he/she/it will be crumping
we will be crumping
you will be crumping
they will be crumping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crumping
you have been crumping
he/she/it has been crumping
we have been crumping
you have been crumping
they have been crumping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crumping
you will have been crumping
he/she/it will have been crumping
we will have been crumping
you will have been crumping
they will have been crumping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crumping
you had been crumping
he/she/it had been crumping
we had been crumping
you had been crumping
they had been crumping
Conditional
I would crump
you would crump
he/she/it would crump
we would crump
you would crump
they would crump
Past Conditional
I would have crumped
you would have crumped
he/she/it would have crumped
we would have crumped
you would have crumped
they would have crumped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crump - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
scrunch, thud
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
2.crump - bombard with heavy shells
shell, blast - use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
3.crump - explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
explode, burst - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
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crump

verb
To bite and grind with the teeth:
champ, chew, chomp, chump, crunch, masticate, munch.
Regional: chaw.
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