crunch
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
crunches;
crunched;
crunching
crunches;
crunched;
crunching
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRUNCH
1
[no object]
a
:
to make the loud sound of something being crushed
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The snow crunched underfoot.
b
:
to move along a surface that makes the loud sound of something being crushed
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We could hear the truck's tires crunching along the gravel road.
2
[+ object]
:
to process (numbers, information, etc.)
:
to examine and analyze (numbers, information, etc.)
—
see also number cruncher
-
When she crunched the numbers, she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said.
crunch on
[phrasal verb]
crunch on (something)
:
to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound
-
She crunched on a carrot while watching TV.
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crunching on potato chips
2
crunch
/ˈkrʌntʃ/
noun
plural
crunches
2
crunch
/ˈkrʌntʃ/
noun
plural
crunches
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRUNCH
1
a
[count]
:
the sound made when something hard is being chewed or crushed
:
a crunching sound
-
the crunch of someone eating a carrot
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We could hear the crunch of the truck's tires on the gravel road.
b
[noncount]
:
the quality of a food that produces a loud sound when it is chewed
:
a crunchy quality
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The nuts give the salad crunch. [=the nuts make the salad somewhat crunchy]
2
the crunch
:
a very difficult point or situation
—
see also crunch time
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The crunch came when the computer stopped working.
3
[count]
US
:
a situation in which there is not enough of something
— usually singular
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The city's budget crunch means that streets will not be repaired this spring. [=because the city does not have enough money, streets will not be repaired]
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The project is facing a time crunch.
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an energy crunch [=(more commonly) crisis]
4
[count]
:
a stomach exercise in which you lie on your back, raise the top part of your body until your shoulders are off the floor, and then lower it
— usually plural
—
compare sit-up
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I try to do 50 crunches a day.
