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CRUNCH
crush, crunch, compaction
(noun) the act of crushing
crunch
(noun) the sound of something crunching; “he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path”
crunch
(noun) 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”
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
(verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; “grind the spices in a mortar”; “mash the garlic”
crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
(verb) make a crushing noise; “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”
crunch, munch
(verb) chew noisily; “The children crunched the celery sticks”
crunch, cranch, craunch, grind
(verb) press or grind with a crushing noise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
crunch (third-person singular simple present crunches, present participle crunching, simple past and past participle crunched)
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
To grind or press with violence and noise.
To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
(computing, transitive) To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
(software development, slang, transitive) To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
Noun
crunch (plural crunches)
A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
A critical moment or event.
A problem that leads to a crisis.
(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
(software development, slang) The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
Synonyms: crisp, crumble
(cooking, generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
Coordinate terms
• (abdominal exercise): sit-up, trunk curl
Source: Wiktionary
Crunch (krnch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crunched (krncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crunching.] Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E. scrunch.]
1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch. And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter skull. Byron.
2. To grind or press with violence and noise. The ship crunched through the ice. Kane.
3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise. The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. H. James.
Crunch, v. t.
Definition: To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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