crump Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
    scrunch; thud.
  2. verb bombard with heavy shells
  3. verb explode heavily or with a loud dull noise

WordNet

Crump adjective
Etymology
AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp.
Definitions
  1. Crooked; bent. Obs.
    Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor.
  2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. Prov. Eng. & Scot. Hallivell.

Webster 1913