crust
verb/krʌst/
/krʌst/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they crust | /krʌst/ /krʌst/ |
| he / she / it crusts | /krʌsts/ /krʌsts/ |
| past simple crusted | /ˈkrʌstɪd/ /ˈkrʌstɪd/ |
| past participle crusted | /ˈkrʌstɪd/ /ˈkrʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form crusting | /ˈkrʌstɪŋ/ /ˈkrʌstɪŋ/ |
- to form a hard layer; to cover something with a hard layer
- crust over with something Water was beginning to crust over with ice as temperatures dropped.
- crust over Once the blisters have crusted over, the disease is not likely to spread.
- crust something Dirt crusted her cheek.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’.Definitions on the go
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