1. The thudding sound of an exploding bomb or shell
   "The soldiers heard the crump of distant artillery fire"

1. Bombard with heavy shells
   "The artillery crumped the enemy positions"
    
2. Explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
   "The artillery shells crumped in the distance"

Derived forms: crumped, crumps, crumping

Type of: blast, burst, explode, shell

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