Crumb - Definition and Overview

The word crumb is used in several ways:

• a small particle of food or other material
• the inner part of bread, which is softer than the crust
• the film Crumb
• the artist R. Crumb
• the composer George Crumb
• a slang word for someone who is hateful, contemptible or untrustworthy
• Crumbs!, an old-fashioned expression of surprise
• as a surname