crumb /ˈkrʌm/
碎屑,麵包心,少許(vt.)捏碎,弄碎
Crumb n. [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.
Crumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbed p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbing ] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also crum.]
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crumb
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, 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"