crump
crump
Definition
crump (krump)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Chiefly Brit. to strike or explode with a heavy thud
Etymology: echoic
noun
- the act or sound of crumping
- an exploding shell or bomb
crump
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- bomb: Very shortly I heard the familiar crump of bombs unloading on the city.
- artillery: The leader grins and does the same and later he thumps a drum and makes it sound like the crump of light artillery.
Modifies a noun
- weir: This is a crump weir designed to provide for flow measurement.
Browse dictionary entries near crump
- crummy
- crumminess
- crummiest
- crummier
- crumhorn
- crumby
- crumbum
- crumbly
- crumbling
- crumbliness
- crumpet
- crumple
- crumpled
- crumplier
- crumpliest
- crumpling
- crumply
- crunch
- crunch time
- crunchier
