CRAUNCH

crunch, cranch, craunch, grind

(verb) press or grind with a crushing noise

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)

(transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

Noun

craunch (plural craunches)

A grinding or crunching sound.

(mining) A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof

Source: Wiktionary


Craunch (krnch), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Craunched (krncht);p. pr. & vb. n. Craunching.] Etym: [See Crunch.]

Definition: To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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