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Crunch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crunch? [n] the act of crushing [n] the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path" [n] a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch" [v] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [v] make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [v] chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" [v] press or grind with a crunching noise [v] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crunch: bray \| comminute \| compaction \| crackle \| cranch \| craunch \| crump \| crush \| grind \| grind \| mash \| munch \| scranch \| scraunch \| scrunch \| thud Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crunch: appulse \| atomize \| bang \| bang into \| belch \| bind \| bite \| blare \| blat \| bray \| break into pieces \| break to pieces \| break up \| brunt \| bulldozing \| bulling \| bump \| bump into \| burr \| buzz \| cackle \| cannon \| carambole \| carom \| carom into \| caw \| champ \| chaw \| chew \| chirr \| chomp \| chump \| clang \| clangor \| clank \| clash \| climacteric \| clutch \| collide \| collision \| come into collision \| complication \| concuss \| concussion \| confront each other \| convergence of events \| crack up \| crack-up \| crash \| crash into \| craunch \| crisis \| critical juncture \| critical moment \| critical point \| croak \| crossroads \| crucial period \| crump \| crush \| crux \| cut to pieces \| dash into \| demolish \| diffuse \| disperse \| disrupt \| embarrassing position \| embarrassment \| emergency \| encounter \| exigency \| extremity \| fall foul of \| fine how-do-you-do \| fission \| foul \| fragment \| grate \| grind \| groan \| growl \| grumble \| hammering \| hell to pay \| high pressure \| hinge \| hit \| hit against \| hobble \| hot water \| how-do-you-do \| hurt \| hurtle \| imbroglio \| impact \| imperativeness \| impinge \| impingement \| jam \| jangle \| jar \| juncture \| knock \| knock against \| make mincemeat of \| masticate \| mauling \| meet \| meeting \| mess \| mince \| mix \| moment of truth \| morass \| munch \| onslaught \| parlous straits \| pass \| percuss \| percussion \| pickle \| pinch \| plight \| predicament \| press \| pressure \| pretty pass \| pretty pickle \| pretty predicament \| pulverize \| push \| quagmire \| quicksand \| ramming \| rasp \| repercussion \| rub \| ruminate \| run into \| scatter \| scranch \| scrape \| scratch \| scrunch \| shatter \| shiver \| shock \| showdown \| sideswipe \| slam into \| sledgehammering \| slough \| smack into \| smash \| smash into \| smash up \| smashing \| smash-up \| snarl \| snore \| splinter \| spot \| squash \| squeeze \| squish \| stew \| sticky wicket \| strait \| straits \| stress \| strike \| strike against \| swamp \| tension \| thrusting \| tight spot \| tight squeeze \| tightrope \| tricky spot \| turn \| turning point \| twang \| unholy mess \| urgency \| whomp See Also \| break up \| chew \| compressing \| compression \| fragment \| fragmentise \| fragmentize \| go \| grind \| grind down \| jaw \| make noise \| manducate \| masticate \| mill \| mill \| noise \| noise \| pestle \| press \| pulp \| pulverisation \| pulverization \| resound \| situation \| sound \| state of affairs \| tyrannise \| tyrannize Crunch In Webster's Dictionary \Crunch\ (kr[u^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crunched} (kr[u^]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crunching}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E. scrunch.] 1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch. And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter skull. --Byron. 2. To grind or press with violence and noise. The ship crunched through the ice. --Kane. 3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise. The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. --H. James. \Crunch\, v. t. To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.

Crunch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crunch?

[n] the act of crushing
[n] the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
[n] a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
[v] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
[v] make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
[v] chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
[v] press or grind with a crunching noise
[v] make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants

Crunch In Webster's Dictionary

\Crunch\ (kr[u^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crunched}
(kr[u^]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crunching}.] [Prob. of
imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E.
scrunch.]
1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch.

         And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter
         skull.                                --Byron.

2. To grind or press with violence and noise.

         The ship crunched through the ice.    --Kane.

3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise.

         The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. --H.
                                               James.


\Crunch\, v. t.
To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to
craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.

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