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scrump up

C1 informal separable transitive

In simple words

To crumple something up, or (in some British dialects) connected to stealing fruit from trees

Literal meaning: To scrump (steal fruit) and gather it up — or to crumple something upward into a ball

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

(British dialectal) To steal or gather fruit, especially apples, from someone's orchard

"The boys used to scrump up apples from the farm at the end of the lane every autumn."

Grammar: inseparable

2 C1 informal

rare

(Dialectal) To crumple or scrunch something up into a compact shape

"She scrumped up the old letter and threw it in the bin."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Extremely rare as a standard phrasal verb. 'Scrumping' (stealing fruit from orchards, especially apples) is a well-known British dialectal term, but 'scrump up' as a full phrasal verb is highly marginal. Most speakers will not recognise it. Do not confuse with 'scrunch up'.

Commonly used with

apples fruit paper material

Forms

Base

scrump up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

scrumps up

he/she/it

Past simple

scrumped up

yesterday

Past participle

scrumped up

have + pp

-ing form

scrumping up

continuous

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Synonyms

scrunch up crumple up screw up crush

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