breadcrumb

Other spellings

• bread crumb

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbrɛdˌkrʌm/

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• Hyphenation: bread‧crumb

Noun

Singular breadcrumb

Plural breadcrumbs

Tiny pieces of bread.

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

Related words

• bread
• crumb

Verb

Plain form breadcrumb

Third-person singular breadcrumbs

Past tense breadcrumbed

Past participle breadcrumbed

Present participle breadcrumbing

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

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

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