crunch
/krˈʌntʃ/
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Definitions
Noun
the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
Noun
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"
Noun
the act of crushing
Verb
make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
Verb
press or grind with a crushing noise
Verb
chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
Verb
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Synonyms
More General Terms
break up
chew
compressing
compression
fragment
fragmentise
fragmentize
jaw
make noise
manducate
masticate
noise
press
resound
situation