crumb

crumb  (krm)

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

Noun

1. a small fragment of bread or other dry food

2. a small bit or scrap: a crumb of comfort [Old English cruma]

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

noun 2. morsel, scrap, atom, shred, mite, snippet, sliver, soupçon (French)

Translations

crumb [krʌm] n → miga, migaja

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crumb [krʌm] n → miette f

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crumb [krʌm] n → Krümel m (fig) (of information) → Brocken m;

a crumb of comfort → ein winziger Trost

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crumb [krʌm] n → briciola