bread crumb

Other spellings

• breadcrumb

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbrɛdˌkrʌm/

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• Hyphenation: bread‧crumb

Noun

Singular bread crumb

Plural bread crumbs

Tiny pieces of bread.

1. (usually plural) A bread crumb is a tiny piece of bread that fell off when it is cut or eaten.

Related words

• bread
• crumb

Verb

Plain form bread crumb

Third-person singular bread crumbs

Past tense bread crumbed

Past participle bread crumbed

Present participle bread crumbing

1. (transitive) If you bread crumb something, you cover it with breadcrumbs.
2. (transitive) If you bread crumb someone, you give them minimal signs of interest or affection.

   She was bread crumbing two other men in case she broke up with her boyfriend.

3. (transitive) If you bread crumb someone, you try to lead them to a specific direction.