Crumb Word Meaning

Old English cruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume. The final -b was added in the 16th century, perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced

a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit

fragment of bread

• she brushed some cake crumbs off her dress
• a crispy crumb topping

a very small amount of something

very small amount of something

• the Budget provided few crumbs of comfort

an objectionable or contemptible person

contemptible person

• he's an absolute crumb

granulated rubber, usually made from recycled car tyres.

granulated rubber

cover (food) with breadcrumbs

cover food with breadcrumbs

• while the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish