verb (past participle of scrump) as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:He was caught scrumping apples from the neighbor’s tree.

Definition:To steal fruit, especially apples, from someone else’s orchard without permission; to pilfer, to filch.

From scrump

Example:The scrumped apples were found in the dumpster behind the school.

Definition:Plants or organisms that produce fruit.

From fruit

Example:The small children were warned not to go into the old orchard where some apples were scrumped regularly.

Definition:A plot of land containing apple, pear, or other fruit trees.

From orchard

Example:The thieves were convicted of scrumping ripe apples from the farmer's orchard, which was considered a serious breach of property rights.

Definition:Things owned by an individual or collective entity; possessions.

From property

Example:She had been caught filching some scrumped pears from the supplier’s stall.

Definition:To steal or take quickly and secretly.

From filch

Example:The invading army pillaged and scrumped whatever they could from the village.

Definition:To plunder or rob, especially after an invasion or battle.

From pillage

Example:Remember, scrumping is the same as stealing and carries serious legal consequences.

Definition:To take and keep (someone else’s property) wrongfully.

From steal

Example:The invaders pillaged the village, scrumping whatever valuables they could find.

Definition:To plunder or rob, especially after an invasion or battle.

From pillage

Example:The recent increase in fruit theft, or scrumping, has caused a significant decrease in local orchards' profitability.

Definition:Taking, keeping, or using the property of another person without permission or legal right; robbery.

From theft

Example:Some farmers are resorting to protective measures to prevent scrumping and poaching in their orchards.

Definition:The unlawful taking of game, fish, or other wildlife from state or private lands.

From poaching