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Crunch
krʌn(t)ʃ
Crunch definitions
verb
crunch
crunched
crunches
crunching
- crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound
"she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit"
- make a crunching sound, especially when walking or driving over gravel or an icy surface
"footsteps began to crunch across the frozen rock"
- (especially of a computer) process (large quantities of information)
"the program crunches data from 14,000 sensors to decipher evolving patterns"
noun
crunch
crunches
- a loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed
"Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch"
- a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made
"when it comes to the crunch you chicken out"
- a severe shortage of money or credit
"the agencies are facing a financial crunch"
- a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up