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Noun crumb has 3 senses

crumb - 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"
--₁ is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
--₂ is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake
--₃ is a kind of morsel, bit, bite
--₃ is a part of baked goods
--₃ has particulars: breadcrumb; cracker crumbs
Derived forms: verb crumb₃, verb crumb₂, verb crumb₁

Verb crumb has 3 senses

crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"
--₁ is one way to coat, surface

Derived form: noun crumb₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
crumb - break into crumbs
--₂ is one way to break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

Derived form: noun crumb₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"
--₃ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun crumb₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something