crum up

C1 informal separable transitive

In simple words

A very old or unusual way of saying 'to cover with crumbs' or possibly 'to squeeze things together'.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

rare

An archaic or dialectal form of 'crumb up': to coat food with breadcrumbs, or to crowd something together.

"The old recipe said to crum up the fish before frying."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Extremely rare in modern English. Learners should avoid this form and use 'crumb up' or 'crumble up' instead. May appear in older texts.

food breadcrumbs

Base

crum up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

crums up

he/she/it

Past simple

crumed up

yesterday

Past participle

crumed up

have + pp

-ing form

cruming up

continuous

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