I. ˈkru̇mp, ˈkrəmp adjective
Etymology: Middle English crumb, crump, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon crumb crooked, Old High German krump, krumpf crooked, kramph bent — more at cramp
chiefly dialect Britain : crooked , bent
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English crumpen, from crump, adjective
now dialect England : crook , curve : curl up
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: crump (I)
obsolete : humpback
IV. ˈkrəmp intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: imitative
1. : to make a crunching sound (as in eating) : crunch
2. : to explode heavily (as of a bomb) : thump , thwack
the shells crumped in the road behind us
V. noun
( -s )
1. : a crunching sound
2. Britain : blow , thump
3.
a. : the explosion of a heavy shell or bomb
b. : shell , bomb
VI. adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by crump ) (IV) of crimp (III)
chiefly Scotland : brittle , friable , crisp