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- DictionaryCrunch/krən(t)SH/
verb
- 1. crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound: "she paused to crunch a ginger snap"
- 2. process large amounts of information or perform operations of great complexity, especially by computer: "computers crunch data from real-world observations"
noun
- 1. a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing, moving over, or hitting something: "Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch"
- 2. a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made: informal "when it comes to the crunch you chicken out"
noun. an act or sound of crunching. a shortage or reduction of something needed or wanted: the energy crunch. distress or depressed conditions due to such a shortage or reduction: a budget crunch. a critical or dangerous situation: When the crunch comes, just do your best. crunch. / krʌntʃ / verb.
crunch. ( krʌntʃ) vb. 1. to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound. 2. to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle sound: the snow crunched beneath his feet. 3. ( tr) informal to perform calculations on (numbers or data) on a large scale. n. 4. the sound or act of crunching. 5.
Definitions of crunch. verb. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading. synonyms: bray, comminute, grind, mash. see more. verb. press or grind with a crushing noise. synonyms: cranch, craunch, grind. see more. verb. chew noisily. “The children crunched the celery sticks” synonyms: munch. see more. verb. make a crushing noise.
4 days ago · 7 meanings: 1. to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound 2. to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of crunch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[intransitive, transitive] crunch (something) to make or cause something to make a noise like something hard being crushed The snow crunched under our feet. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move over a surface, making a loud crushing noise I crunched across the gravel to the front door.
verb. uk / krʌntʃ / us. crunch verb (FOOD) to make a noise by chewing hard food: She was crunching on an apple. crunch verb (CRUSH) to make a sound as if something is being crushed: The small stones crunched under our feet. (Definition of crunch from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of crunch.
