CRUMP DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found
crump v 1: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump, thud, scrunch] 2: bombard with heavy shells 3: explode heavily or with a loud dull noise Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) crump I. intransitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1646 1. crunch 2. to explode heavily II. noun Date: 1914 1. a crunching sound 2. shell, bomb III. adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of crimp friable Date: circa 1706 chiefly Scottish brittle Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary crump ̈ɪkrʌmp n. & v. Mil. sl. --n. the sound of a bursting bomb or shell. --v.intr. make this sound. [imit.] 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue CRUMP One who helps solicitors to affidavit men, or false witnesses.--'I wish you had, Mrs. Crump;' a Gloucestershire saying, in answer to a wish for any thing; implying, you must not expect any assistance from the speaker. It is said to have originated from the following incident: One Mrs. Crump, the wife of a substantial farmer, dining with the old Lady Coventry, who was extremely deaf, said to one of the footmen, waiting at table, 'I wish I had a draught of small beer,' her modesty not permitting her to desire so fine a gentleman to bring it: the fellow, conscious that his mistress could not hear either the request or answer, replied, without moving, 'I wish you had, Mrs. Crump.' These wishes being again repeated by both parties, Mrs. Crump got up from the table to fetch it herself; and being asked by my lady where she was going, related what had passed. The story being told abroad, the expression became proverbial. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Crump \Crump\ (kr?mp), a. [AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp.] 1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.] Crooked backs and crump shoulders. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Hallivell. Crump, TN (city, FIPS 18620) Location: 35.23976 N, 88.32183 W Population (1990): 2028 (937 housing units) Area: 100.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38327 |
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