intransitive verb.
To break into small fragments or pieces.
intransitive verb.
To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate.
intransitive verb.
To give way; collapse.
noun.
A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A small crumb; a fragment; a particle; a morsel.
To break into small fragments; divide into minute parts or morsels.
To fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments; become disintegrated.
To fall into desuetude; decay; become frittered away; disappear piecemeal.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish.
transitive verb.
To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.