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English verb: crumble | |||
| 1. | crumble (motion) fall apart | ||
| Samples | The building crumbled after the explosion. Negotiations broke down. | ||
| Examples | The business is going to crumble | ||
| Synonyms | break down, collapse, crumple, tumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| 2. | crumble (change) break or fall apart into fragments | ||
| Samples | The cookies crumbled. The Sphinx is crumbling. | ||
| Synonyms | fall apart | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disintegrate | ||
| 3. | crumble (change) fall into decay or ruin | ||
| Samples | The unoccupied house started to decay. | ||
| Synonyms | decay, dilapidate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, bust, corrode, deteriorate, droop, eat at, erode, fall apart, gnaw, gnaw at, ruin, rust, wear, wear away, wear out, weather, wilt | ||
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