"crumbs" in the noun sense

1. crumb

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. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git

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'"

3. crumb

small piece of e.g. bread or cake

"crumbs" in the verb sense

1. crumb

coat with bread crumbs

"crumb a cutlet"

2. crumb

break into crumbs

3. crumb

remove crumbs from

"crumb the table"

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