crumb

crumb

 (krŭm)

n.

1. A very small piece broken from a baked item, such as a cookie, cake, or bread.

2. A small fragment, scrap, or portion: eraser crumbs; not a crumb of kindness for you.

3. The soft inner portion of bread.

4. Slang A contemptible, untrustworthy, or loathsome person.

v. crumbed, crumb·ing, crumbs

v.tr.

1. To break into very small pieces; crumble.

2. To cover or prepare with very small pieces of bread.

3. To brush (a table or cloth) clear of small scraps or fragments of food.

v.intr.

To break apart in very small pieces: a solid cake that won't crumb.

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[Middle English crome, from Old English cruma.]

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crumb

(krʌm)

n

1. a small fragment of bread, cake, or other baked foods

2. a small piece or bit: crumbs of information.

3. (Cookery) the soft inner part of bread

4. slang a contemptible person

vb

5. (Cookery) (tr) to prepare or cover (food) with breadcrumbs

6. to break into small fragments

adj

7. (esp of pie crusts) made with a mixture of biscuit crumbs, sugar, etc

8. (Cookery) (esp of pie crusts) made with a mixture of biscuit crumbs, sugar, etc

[Old English cruma; related to Middle Dutch krome, Middle High German krūme, Latin grūmus heap of earth]

ˈcrumber n

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crumb

(krʌm)

n.

1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.

2. a fragment of anything; bit.

3. the soft inner portion of bread (disting. from crust).

4. crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice.

5. Slang. a contemptible person.

v.t.

6. (in cooking) to top, coat, or prepare with crumbs.

7. to break into crumbs.

8. to remove crumbs from.

[before 1000; Old English cruma; akin to Middle High German krume crumb]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

crumb

- The soft inner part of a bread roll, slice, or loaf.

See also related terms for loaf.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

crumb

Past participle: crumbed
Gerund: crumbing

Imperative

crumb

crumb

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crumb - a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	crumb - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" bum, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot, rat disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	3.	crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven breadcrumb - crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening cracker crumbs - crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening
Verb	1.	crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
	2.	crumb - break into crumbs fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
	3.	crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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crumb

noun

1. bit, grain, particle, fragment, shred, speck, sliver, morsel I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers.

2. morsel, scrap, atom, shred, mite, snippet, sliver, soupçon (French) There is one crumb of comfort - at least we've still got each other.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

crumb

noun

1. A small portion of food:

bit, morsel, mouthful, piece.

Informal: bite.

2. A tiny amount:

bit, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.

Chiefly British: spot.

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Translations

فُتَاتفُتات خُبْز

mica

drobek

krumme

KrümelpanierenKrumeBrösel

ψίχουλοψίχουλα

miga

murunensisusleivittää

miettepanermie

mrvica

morzsa

mylsna

briciolamollicasbriciolare

かけらパン粉

부스러기

trupinys

drupata

kruimel

brødsmuleraspsmule

okruszyna

migalhamiga

крошкамякишкрошить

omrvinka

drobtina

smula

เศษเล็กเศษน้อย

ekmek kırıntısı

vụn bánh mì

碎屑面包屑

crumb

[krʌm] N

1. [of bread, cake etc] → miga f
to live off or on the crumbs from sb's table → vivir de las migajas de algn

2. (fig) (= small piece) → migaja f
a crumb of comfort → algo de consuelo
crumbs of knowledge/information → fragmentos mpl de conocimiento/información

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crumb

[ˈkrʌm] n

[bread] → miette f; [cake, cheese] → miette f

[affection, hope] → brin m
a crumb of comfort → un maigre réconfort
a crumb of consolation → une maigre consolation

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crumb

n

(of bread etc) → Krümel m, → Krume f, → Brösel m; (inside of loaf) → Krume f; can you spare a crumb? → haben Sie eine Scheibe Brot für einen hungrigen Menschen?; crumbs from the rich man’s/master’s table → Brosamen, die von des Reichen/des Herren Tisch fallen; a few crumbs of information → ein paar Informationsbrocken; that’s one crumb of comfort → das ist (wenigstens) ein winziger Trost

(inf) (= fool) → Depp m (inf); (= brute) → Lump m (inf)

interj crumbs! (inf) → Mensch! (inf), → Mensch Meier! (inf)

vt (Cook) fish etc → panieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crumb

[krʌm] n (of bread, cake) → briciola; (inner part of bread) → mollica
a crumb of comfort (fig) → un briciolo di conforto
crumbs of information → ben poche informazioni
crumbs! (fam) → accidenti!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crumb

(kram) noun

a tiny piece, especially of bread. She puts crumbs for the birds on her window-sill. krummel, brokkie, kriesel فُتات خُبْز троха migalha drobek der Krümel krumme ψίχουλοmigaja (leiva)raasuke خرده؛ تکه muru miette פֵּרוּר ओटी का टुकड़ा mrvica morzsa remah (brauð)mylsna briciola, mollica パンくず 부스러기 trupinys (maizes) drupata cebisan kruimelsmule, raspokruch کوچنی ټوټه ،ټوټه ټوټه کول migalha firimitură хлебные крошки omrvinka drobtina mrvica [bröd]smula เศษขนมปัง ekmek kırıntısı 麵包屑 крихта, кришка روٹ‍ی کا ٹ‍ک‍ڑا các vụn bánh mỳ 面包屑

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

crumb

→ فُتَات drobek krumme Krümel ψίχουλο miga murunen miette mrvica briciola パン粉 부스러기 kruimel smule okruszyna migalha крошка smula เศษเล็กเศษน้อย ekmek kırıntısı vụn bánh mì 碎屑

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