crumb

Noun

• small piece of e.g. bread or cake

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
  • only a rotter would do that
    
  • kill the rat
    
  • throw the bum out
    
  • you cowardly little pukes!
    
  • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
    

• a very small quantity of something
  • he gave only a crumb of information about his plans
    
  • there were few crumbs of comfort in the report
    

Verb

• remove crumbs from
  • crumb the table
    

• break into crumbs

• coat with bread crumbs
  • crumb a cutlet