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Crumbled vs Battered - What's the difference?

crumbled | battered |

As verbs the difference between crumbled and battered

is that crumbled is past tense of crumble while battered is past tense of batter.

As an adjective battered is

beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.

crumbled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (crumble)

    • crumble

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  • To render into crumbs.

    • Noun

  • A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

    • battered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (batter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1944, author=(w)
    • , title= The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered -looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
  • (label) Coated with batter.