[kruhmp, kroo
mp] 
| 1. | to crunch or make a crunching sound, as with the teeth. |
| 2. | (of an artillery shell) to land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound. |
| 3. | to make a crunching sound, as in walking over snow, or as snow when trodden on. |
| 4. | a crunching sound. |
| 5. | a large explosive shell or bomb. |
| 6. | Also called bump. Mining. a sudden ground movement in underground workings. |
| crump (krŭmp) v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps v. tr.
To make a crunching sound, especially in walking over snow. n.
[Imitative.] |