crum·ble /ˈkrʌmbəl/
1. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
synset: crumble, crumple, tumble, break_down, collapse
2. break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
synset: crumble, fall_apart
3. fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
synset: decay, crumble, dilapidate
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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