"crunch" in the noun sense
1. crunch
the sound of something crunching
"he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
2. crunch
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"
3. crush, crunch, compaction
the act of crushing
"crunch" in the verb sense
1. crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
make a crushing noise
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
2. crunch, cranch, craunch, grind
press or grind with a crushing noise
3. crunch, munch
chew noisily
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
4. grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"
"mash the garlic"
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