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crust

/kɹʌst/

noun

Meaning

  • A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

  • The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

  • An outer layer composed of pastry

  • The bread-like base of a pizza.

  • The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.

  • The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.

  • Nerve, gall.

    "You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that."

  • A living.

    "to earn one's crust"

Synonyms

daily bread,
income,
livelihood

verb

Meaning

  • To cover with a crust.

  • To form a crust.

noun

Meaning

  • A subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.

Synonyms

crust,
crustcore,
stenchcore