English to English
crumble
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verb (v)
- fall apart(verb.motion)Example:
The building crumbled after the explosion.
source: wordnet30 - break or fall apart into fragments(verb.change)Example:
The cookies crumbled.
source: wordnet30 - To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.(verb)source: webster1913
- To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish.(verb)source: webster1913