breadcrumb
To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cookingTo sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
» Tom's dog ate the breadcrumbs.
Toms Hund fraß die Brotkrümel. — Esperantostern
Toms Hund hat die Brotkrümel gefressen. — Esperantostern
Собака Тома з'їв сухарики. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
(intransitive)To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface).
To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction.
Examples
6 sentencesTom's dog ate the breadcrumbs.
Собака Тома з'їв сухарики. — deniko
deToms Hund fraß die Brotkrümel. — Esperantostern
Hmm, did we have some breadcrumbs?
Leave the breadcrumbs for the birds.
I crumbled the stale bun for breadcrumbs.
Sometimes I like to feed leftover breadcrumbs to the minnows in the neighborhood pond.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From bread + crumb. The computing and figurative senses allude to the German fairy tale HaFrom bread + crumb. The computing and figurative senses allude to the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, where Hansel leaves a trail of breadcrumbs to find the way back home when venturing into the woods.
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Forms
breadcrumbs, breadcrumbing, breadcrumbed, breadcrumbed| Base form | breadcrumb · to breadcrumb |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breadcrumbs |
| Present participle | breadcrumbing |
| Past simple | breadcrumbed |
| Past participle | breadcrumbed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle