A crumb is a tiny piece that breaks off from bread or cake. You can see crumbs after you eat something called bread or cookies.
There is a crumb on your shirt.
I found crumbs on the table.
Crumb can mean a very small amount of something. It is often used to say there is almost none or a very little bit left.
He did not have a crumb of truth.
Not a crumb of sugar is left.
Crumb is a rude word for a bad or worthless person. People use it to show they do not like someone.
He is a lazy crumb, never works hard.
Don't trust that crumb, he lies a lot.
As a verb, crumb means to break into small pieces or to drop crumbs. It happens when bread or food breaks apart.
The bread crumbs on my shirt crumbed easily.
Cake crumbs crumb from the plate.
In cooking, to crumb means to cover food in small pieces of bread before cooking. This makes the food crispy or tasty.
She crumbed the chicken before frying it.
Fish is crumbed to make it crispy.
In technology, crumbs are small pieces of data that help show where you are on a website or program. They are like small markers.
The website shows crumbs to help navigation.
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