1.
[syn: crump, thud, scrunch]
2. bombard with heavy shells;
3. explode heavily or with a loud dull noise;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crump \Crump\ (kr[u^]mp), a. [AS. crumb stooping, bent down;
akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E.
cramp.]
1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.]
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Crooked backs and crump shoulders. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.] --Hallivell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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