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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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"
2: 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'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
3: small piece of e.g. bread or cake v
1: coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"
2: break into crumbs
3: remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"

Merriam Webster's

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Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English crumme, from Old English cruma; akin to Middle High German krume crumb Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small fragment especially of something baked (as bread) b. a porous aggregate of soil particles 2. bit <a crumb of good news> 3. the soft part of bread 4. slang a worthless person II. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to break into crumbs 2. to cover or thicken with crumbs 3. to remove crumbs from <crumb a table>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a small fragment, esp. of bread. b a small particle (a crumb of comfort). 2 the soft inner part of a loaf of bread. 3 sl. an objectionable person. --v.tr. 1 cover with breadcrumbs. 2 break into crumbs. Etymology: OE cruma

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Crumb Crumb (kr[u^]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also crum.] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. --Luke xvi. 21. 2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort. 3. The soft part of bread. Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old Song. Crumb brush, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. To a crum, with great exactness; completely.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Crumb Crumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbed (kr?md); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbing (kr?m"?ng).] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also crum.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(crumbs) 1. Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it. I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers. N-COUNT: usu pl 2. A crumb of something, for example information, is a very small amount of it. At last Andrew gave them a crumb of information... N-COUNT: usu N of n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

krum (psichion, "a little bit"): Occurs only in the New Testament, of remnants of food, scraps. Lazarus desired "to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table" (Lu 16:21). "Even the (little) dogs eat of the crumbs" (Mt 15:27; Mr 7:28), "possibly the fragments of bread on which the guests wiped their hands (after thrusting them into the common dish), and flung to the dogs" (Farrar, Life of Christ, I, 476).

Moby Thesaurus

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