crumble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crumble	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for crumble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crumble v fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" Synonym(s): crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" Synonym(s): crumble, fall apart fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" Synonym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumble \Crum"ble\ (kr?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbling} (-bl?ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr[?]meln.] To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And crumble all thy sinews. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumble \Crum"ble\, v. i. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. --Arbuthnot. The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. --Prescott.