frump |
crump |
As a noun frump
is (colloquial) a frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
As a verb frump
is (obsolete) to insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
As a proper noun crump is
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crump |
cramp |
In intransitive terms the difference between crump and cramp
is that
crump is to produce such a sound while
cramp is (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
As an adjective crump
is hard or crusty; dry baked.
As a proper noun Crump
is {{surname|from=Middle English}.
crimp |
crump |
As an adjective crimp
is (obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
As a noun crimp
is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or
crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade].
As a verb crimp
is to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or
crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
As a proper noun crump is
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