Definitions for crump

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Spelling: [kruhmp, kroo mp]
IPA: /krʌmp, krʊmp/

Crump is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 54 anagrams from letters in crump (cmpru).

Definitions for crump

noun

  1. a crunching sound.
  2. a large explosive shell or bomb.
  3. Also called bump. Mining. a sudden ground movement in underground workings.

verb (used with object)

  1. to crunch or make a crunching sound, as with the teeth.

verb (used without object)

  1. (of an artillery shell) to land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound.
  2. to make a crunching sound, as in walking over snow, or as snow when trodden on.

Origin of crump

First recorded in 1640-50; imitative

Examples for crump

I had not gone far when a "crump" struck so close as to stun and partly bury me.

But as the righteous crump machine gained power, the street slowly began to change.

“Trayvon Martin had every right to stand his ground,” crump said.

His mother had to get out of bed to open the door when Mrs. crump knocked.

"Yes," said Mrs. crump, rather feebly, fearful of what was to come.

I'm not riding in my coach-and-four yet, as you see, crump, but the time may come.

Asked if potential unrest in Sanford or elsewhere is a concern for the Martin family or their legal team, crump says it is not.

In August, crump was convicted of mail and wire fraud by a federal jury in Los Angeles.

Before the body was sent to the crematorium, Shilling and crump filled the casket with animal bones, meat, and a mannequin.

"I am not near enough to see any changes yet, crump," I answered him.

Word Value for crump
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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