1. Used to express surprise;
   "crumbs, it was half the price last time I was here!"";
   - bejeezus [N. Amer, informal], Christ [informal], Christmas [informal], crikey [Brit, informal], cripes [informal], cor [Brit, informal], gosh [informal], golly [informal], by George [informal], by Jove [informal], blimey [Brit, informal], gorblimey [Brit, informal], cor blimey [Brit, informal], my [informal], holy cow [informal], holy mackerel [informal], holy smoke [informal], holy moley [informal], holy moly [informal], fancy [Brit, informal], good grief [informal], goodness [informal], goodness me [informal], Gordon Bennett [informal], gracious [informal], gracious me [informal], fancy that [informal], gawd [informal], god, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy [informal], jeez [informal], geez [informal], strewth [Brit, informal], struth [Brit, informal], yikes [informal], I'll be blowed [Brit, informal], blow me [Brit, informal], heck [informal], blooming heck [Brit, informal], jeepers [informal], jeepers creepers [informal], Lord [informal], Lordy [informal], marry [archaic], well I never [informal], heavens [informal], good heavens [informal], my goodness [informal], Jesus [informal], bejesus [N. Amer, informal], od [archaic]

1. Small piece of e.g. bread or cake
   "He brushed the crumbs off his lap after finishing the cookie"
    
2. 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"
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
   "only a crumb would do that";
   - rotter [Brit, informal], dirty dog [informal], rat [informal], skunk [informal], stinker [informal], stinkpot [N. Amer, informal], bum [N. Amer, informal], lowlife [informal], so-and-so [informal], git [Brit, informal], scumbag [informal], swine [informal], scuzz [N. Amer, informal], sod [Brit, informal], sleazeball [informal], scuzzbucket [N. Amer, informal], sleazebag [informal], scuzzball [N. Amer, informal], sleazebucket [informal], slimebag [informal], slimeball [informal], toad [informal], dirtbag [US, informal], toerag [Brit, informal], scuzzbag [N. Amer, informal], ratbag [Brit, informal]

1. (cooking) coat with bread crumbs
   "crumb a cutlet"
    
2. Break into crumbs
   "She crumbed the stale bread for the stuffing"
    
3. Remove crumbs from
   "crumb the table"

Type of: bit, bite, break up, coat, disagreeable person, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, morsel, remove, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, surface, take, take away, unpleasant person, withdraw

Part of: baked goods

Encyclopedia: Crumbs