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to crump

to crump

1 9.9
Make a dull, heavy crashing sound like a shell hitting the ground
  • verb
  • /krʌmp/
: estallar
  • The explosion caused the walls to crump loudly, echoing through the empty streets.

Examples

  • Is this guy getting ready to crump on us again?

    Critical Care (1997)

  • - He'll crump in six months.

    The Doctor (1991)

  • There was a loud bang and a crumping sound when the driver's side of the car caved in.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • But when he crumps, he'll set off more alarms than a slot-machine jackpot.

    Critical Care (1997)

  • I teach children how to perform CPR so they can save that 2-pack-a-day smoking mother of theirs once she crumps with a heart that has gone into asystole.

    Blog text (19)

  • After the heavy weight fell, I heard it crump against the floor with a dull thud.

  • The cannonball crumped into the ground, sending debris flying in all directions.

Synonyms

to crash
vsto crump
46 2.4

To make a sudden loud noise by hitting or falling

produces a dull, heavy or crunching sound rather than sudden impact
to cranch
vsto crump
  • Archaic
6 9.9

To make a loud crunching sound when something is pressed or walked on

is a duller impact noise often from explosions or heavy hits
to scranch
vsto crump
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A loud crushing sound you hear when you step on hard loose things like snow or gravel

is the same action but tends to be a dull heavy impact sound
to craunch
vsto crump
9.9

To press something hard so it makes a loud crunching sound

is a dull, heavy or explosive sound from strong impact
to scraunch
vsto crump
  • UK
9.9

To make a loud, harsh crunching sound when crushed underfoot

is more of a dull heavy or explosive impact noise

How Loud

to explode
591 2.8
to boom
20 3.4
to crump
1 9.9
to crack
59 1.9
knock
242 1.3
tap
57 1.0

Surface Forms

crump infinitive
crumped past
crumped past participle
crumping present participle
crumps third person singular

Etymology

Crump is an imitation of a heavy, dull bang — a word that copies the sound you hear when something large explodes or hits the ground. Think of crunch, a familiar word with a similar sound, so to crump means 'to explode' or to make a heavy, crushing noise.