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Dictionary: crump   (krŭmp) pronunciation

v., crumped, crump·ing, crumps.

v.tr.
  1. To crush or crunch with the teeth.
  2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound.
v.intr.
To make a crunching sound, especially in walking over snow.

n.
    1. A crunching sound.
    2. The sound of an exploding shell.
  1. A heavy blow.

[Imitative.]


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verb

    To bite and grind with the teeth: champ, chew, chomp, chump, crunch, masticate, munch. Regional chaw. See mouth.


[ܒkrǝmp]

ˈkrǝmp n. a loud thudding sound, especially one made by an exploding bomb or shell.

v.

make such a sound.

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
  Synonyms: thud, crunch, scrunch

Meaning #2: bombard with heavy shells

Meaning #3: explode heavily or with a loud dull noise


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Crump may refer to:

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Places

People

  • Barry Crump (1935–1996), a New Zealand writer
  • Bruce Crump (born 1957), the longtime drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet
  • Buck Crump, CC (1904–1989), a Canadian businessman
  • Covey Crump, a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information
  • David Crump, Newell H. Blakely Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center
  • E. H. Crump, former mayor of Memphis
  • George Arthur Crump (1871–1918), a hotelier and golf course architect
  • George William Crump (1786–1848), a member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Harry Crump (born 1940), a former American football fullback
  • Helen Crump, a fictional character on the American TV program The Andy Griffith Show
  • James Crump, a curator, writer, producer and director
  • Jason Crump (born 1975), an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider
  • Jerry K. Crump (1933–1977), a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War
  • Mildred C. Crump, an American Democratic Party politician, Councilwoman at-Large of Newark, New Jersey
  • Phil Crump (born 1952), a former motorcycle speedway rider
  • Pleasant Crump (1847–1951), last surviving Confederate soldier of the American Civil War.
  • Richard Crump, a Canadian Football League running back
  • Rousseau Owen Crump (1843–1901), U.S. businessman and politician from Michigan
  • S. Scott Crump, the inventor of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and co-founder of Stratasys, Inc.
  • Thomas Crump (1845–1907), an English cricketer
  • William Crump (1809–1889), the first Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives following statehood

Other

  • Crump Cup, an invitational golf tournament for amateurs
  • Crump Stadium, a sports stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, built in 1934 and largely demolished in 2006
  • Crump's Mouse (Diomys crumpi), a species of rodent in the Muridae family
  • Shreve, Crump & Low, a Boston, Massachusetts jewelry business
  • An antagonist in Yu-Gi-Oh! duel monsters, member of the Big 5 that was defeated by Anzu Mazaki (Tea Gardner)

See also


 
 
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Cramp (family name)
Angela Woolfe (children's author/illustrator)
The People vs. Paul Crump (1962 Culture & Society Film)

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