crump

crump
verb: In ambulance jargon, to die on the way to the hospital, has been used to describe computer crashes in hospitals too.

The driver is hurt pretty bad, he'll probably crump on the way.


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  • Crump — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Other 4 See also Places Crump Island, off the northeast coast of Antigua …   Wikipedia

  • Crump — ist der Name mehrerer Personen: Barry Crump (1935–1996), neuseeländischer Schriftsteller Edward Crump (1874–1954), US amerikanischer Unternehmer und Politiker George William Crump (1786–1848), US amerikanischer Politiker Jason Crump (* 1975),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Crump — (kr[u^]mp), a. [AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp.] 1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard or crusty; dry baked;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crump — Crump, TN U.S. city in Tennessee Population (2000): 1521 Housing Units (2000): 751 Land area (2000): 14.092780 sq. miles (36.500130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006754 sq. miles (0.017492 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.099534 sq. miles (36.517622… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Crump, TN — U.S. city in Tennessee Population (2000): 1521 Housing Units (2000): 751 Land area (2000): 14.092780 sq. miles (36.500130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006754 sq. miles (0.017492 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.099534 sq. miles (36.517622 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • crump — crump; crump·ling; crump·sall; …   English syllables

  • crump — s. v. cartof. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

  • crump — [krump] vt., vi. [echoic] Chiefly Brit. to strike or explode with a heavy thud n. Chiefly Brit. 1. the act or sound of crumping 2. an exploding shell or bomb …   English World dictionary

  • CRUMP — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 6.7.1882 Wolverhampton/UK 5.3.1961 Benson on Thames/UK Edwin Samuel Crump was educated as a civil engineer at Imperial College. He stayed from 1906 until World War I in India, where he was engaged in… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • crump — 1. noun a) shortened form of crumpet. Crump, crack! A shell exploded near them and the whole aircraft yawned to port as if somebody had punched it through the sky. b) The sound of a muffled explosion. Above this grey skyline slowly lifting clouds …   Wiktionary

  • Crump — This is a medieval English surname of nickname origins. Recorded in several spellings including Crump, Crumpe, and sometimes as the overlap surnames Cramp and Crimp, it was originally a physical description of a person with a crooked back or… …   Surnames reference

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