scrump


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scrump

(skrʌmp)
vb
dialect to steal (apples) from an orchard or garden
[dialect variant of scrimp]
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scrump

, scrumple - Scrump is something withered or shriveled or dried up, and a scrumple is a wrinkle or crease.
See also related terms for wrinkle.
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scrump


Past participle: scrumped
Gerund: scrumping

Imperative
scrump
scrump
Present
I scrump
you scrump
he/she/it scrumps
we scrump
you scrump
they scrump
Preterite
I scrumped
you scrumped
he/she/it scrumped
we scrumped
you scrumped
they scrumped
Present Continuous
I am scrumping
you are scrumping
he/she/it is scrumping
we are scrumping
you are scrumping
they are scrumping
Present Perfect
I have scrumped
you have scrumped
he/she/it has scrumped
we have scrumped
you have scrumped
they have scrumped
Past Continuous
I was scrumping
you were scrumping
he/she/it was scrumping
we were scrumping
you were scrumping
they were scrumping
Past Perfect
I had scrumped
you had scrumped
he/she/it had scrumped
we had scrumped
you had scrumped
they had scrumped
Future
I will scrump
you will scrump
he/she/it will scrump
we will scrump
you will scrump
they will scrump
Future Perfect
I will have scrumped
you will have scrumped
he/she/it will have scrumped
we will have scrumped
you will have scrumped
they will have scrumped
Future Continuous
I will be scrumping
you will be scrumping
he/she/it will be scrumping
we will be scrumping
you will be scrumping
they will be scrumping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scrumping
you have been scrumping
he/she/it has been scrumping
we have been scrumping
you have been scrumping
they have been scrumping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scrumping
you will have been scrumping
he/she/it will have been scrumping
we will have been scrumping
you will have been scrumping
they will have been scrumping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scrumping
you had been scrumping
he/she/it had been scrumping
we had been scrumping
you had been scrumping
they had been scrumping
Conditional
I would scrump
you would scrump
he/she/it would scrump
we would scrump
you would scrump
they would scrump
Past Conditional
I would have scrumped
you would have scrumped
he/she/it would have scrumped
we would have scrumped
you would have scrumped
they would have scrumped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations

scrump

vt apples → stehlen
vi → Äpfel stehlen
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