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Meaning & Definition of Crunch in English

English

Crunch

/krənʧ/

noun

1. The sound of something crunching

  • "He heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
synonym:
  • crunch

2. 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"
synonym:
  • crunch

3. The act of crushing

synonym:
  • crush,
  • crunch,
  • compaction

verb

1. Make a crushing noise

  • "His shoes were crunching on the gravel"
synonym:
  • crunch,
  • scranch,
  • scraunch,
  • crackle

2. Press or grind with a crushing noise

synonym:
  • crunch,
  • cranch,
  • craunch,
  • grind

3. Chew noisily

  • "The children crunched the celery sticks"
synonym:
  • crunch,
  • munch

4. Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

  • "Grind the spices in a mortar"
  • "Mash the garlic"
synonym:
  • grind,
  • mash,
  • crunch,
  • bray,
  • comminute