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- Dictionarycrunch/krʌn(t)ʃ/
verb
- 1. crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound: "she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit" Similar
- 2. (especially of a computer) process (large quantities of information): "the program crunches data from 14,000 sensors to decipher evolving patterns"
noun
- 1. a loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed: "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"
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to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: crunch on She was crunching noisily on an apple. The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house. Compare. munch verb. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to chew food. chew Make sure you chew your food thoroughly.
The meaning of CRUNCH is to chew or press with a crushing noise. How to use crunch in a sentence.
CRUNCH meaning: 1. to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed…. Learn more.
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.
A critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources: a year-end crunch; an energy crunch. c. A period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit.
If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. American English : crunch / ˈkrʌntʃ / Brazilian Portuguese : mastigar
When you crunch something, you grind it into tiny pieces, often with your teeth. You can also crunch whole spices into smaller bits with a mortar and pestle. A horse might crunch an apple, and on a summer day you might drink a glass of iced tea and crunch the ice between your teeth.
