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crumble up crumble up1. To come apart into pieces. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling up.2. To break something into smaller pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crumble" and "up." I crumble up some cookies and add them to the icing—that's my secret recipe.See also: crumble, upcrumble something up (into something)to crunch up or break up something into pieces. Now, crumble the dried bread up into crumbs. Crumble up the bread into crumbs.See also: crumble, upcrumble upto break up into little pieces. The cake, which was very dry, crumbled up when I tried to cut it. The paper of the old book crumbled up when I turned the pages.See also: crumble, up |