noun
- a small fragment of bread, cake, or other baked food
- a very small amount of something
- a worthless or contemptible person
Usage: slang; derogatory
verb
- to cover with breadcrumbs
- to break into small fragments
Examples
- She brushed the crumbs off the table after lunch.
- Not a crumb of evidence was found at the scene.
- The recipe calls for crumbing the fish before frying.
- The old cookie crumbed in my hands.
- He didn’t leave a crumb of cake for anyone else.
- Toast crumbs scattered across the kitchen counter.
- The chef crumbed the chicken cutlets carefully.