| 释义 |
crump
I. \ˈkru̇mp, ˈkrəmp\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English crumb, crump, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon crumb crooked, Old High German krump, krumpf crooked, kramph bent — more at cramp
chiefly dialect Britain : crooked, bent
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English crumpen, from crump, adjective
now dialect England : crook, curve : curl up
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: crump (I)
obsolete : humpback
IV. \ˈkrəmp\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
1. : to make a crunching sound (as in eating) : crunch
2. : to explode heavily (as of a bomb) : thump, thwack
< the shells crumped in the road behind us >
V. noun
(-s)
1. : a crunching sound
2. Britain : blow, thump
3.
a. : the explosion of a heavy shell or bomb
b. : shell, bomb
VI. adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by crump) (IV) of crimp (III)
chiefly Scotland : brittle, friable, crisp |