crump

US: (krump, krŏŏmp)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

crump  (krump, krŏŏmp), v.t. 

1. to crunch or make a crunching sound, as with the teeth.

v.i. 

2. Military (of an artillery shell) to land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound.
3. to make a crunching sound, as in walking over snow, or as snow when trodden on.

n. 

4. a crunching sound.
5. Military a large explosive shell or bomb.
6. Mining Also called bump. a sudden ground movement in underground workings.

• imitative 1640–50