- crum something up
- crum something up† and crumb something up†Sl. to mess something up. •
Who crummed the bird feeder up?
•Now don't crum up this deal.
•Who crumbed up my room?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
crum something up
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crum something up — tv. to mess something up; to make something crummy. □ Who crummed the bird feeder up? CD Now don’t crum up this deal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
crum — Something that you dislike, usually an article of clothing of food. That s so cheap looking it s crum. I wouldn t be caught wearing it … Dictionary of american slang
crum — Something that you dislike, usually an article of clothing of food. That s so cheap looking it s crum. I wouldn t be caught wearing it … Dictionary of american slang
crum|ble — «KRUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.t. 1. to break into very small pieces or crumbs: »to crumble dirt between your hands. Do not crumble your break on the table. 2. to destroy; break down. SYNONYM(S): disintegrate, decompose. –v.i … Useful english dictionary
crum|ple — «KRUHM puhl», verb, pled, pling, noun. –v.t. to crush together; wrinkle: »He crumpled the paper into a ball. –v.i. 1. to become crumpled or crushed together. 2. to fall down; collapse: »She crumpled to the floor in a faint. Figurative. The… … Useful english dictionary
ful|crum — «FUHL kruhm, FUL », noun, plural crums, cra « kruh», verb, crumed, crum|ing. –n. 1. the support on which a lever turns or is supported in moving or lifting something: »The distance from the weight to the fulcrum is the weight arm, and the… … Useful english dictionary
crumble — crum|ble1 [ krʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces: The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet. Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture. a ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crumble — crum|ble1 [ˈkrʌmbəl] v [: Old English; Origin: gecrymian, from cruma; CRUMB] 1.) [i]also crumble away if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it ▪ The old stonework was crumbling away … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumbly — crum|bly [ˈkrʌmbli] adj something that is crumbly breaks easily into small pieces ▪ a nice, crumbly cheese ▪ the garden s crumbly black soil … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumple — crum|ple [ˈkrʌmpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: crump to curl up (14 19 centuries), from crump, crumb bent (11 18 centuries), from Old English] 1.) [I and T] also crumple up to crush something so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumple — crum|ple [ krʌmpl ] verb 1. ) crumple or crumple up intransitive or transitive to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms messy folds, or to be crushed in this way: I quickly crumpled up the letter and shoved it in my pocket. The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
