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crunch
(krŭnch)v. crunched, crunch·ing, crunch·es
v.tr.
1. To chew with a noisy crackling sound.
2. To crush, grind, or tread noisily.
3. Slang To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).
v.intr.
1. To chew noisily with a crackling sound: crunching on celery.
2. To move with a crushing sound: crunching through the snow.
3. To produce or emit a crushing sound.
n.
1. The act or sound of crunching.
2. A modified sit-up having a smaller range of motion that reduces back strain and strengthens the abdominal muscles: stomach crunches.
3.
a. A decisive confrontation.
b. 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.
[Alteration of craunch, possibly of imitative origin.]
crunch′a·ble adj.
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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. (Individual Sports, other than specified) short for abdominal crunch
6. the crunch informal the critical moment or situation
adj
Also called: craunch informal critical; decisive: crunch time.
[C19: changed (through influence of munch) from earlier craunch, of imitative origin]
ˈcrunchable adj
ˈcrunchy adj
ˈcrunchily adv
ˈcrunchiness n
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crunch
(krʌntʃ)v.t.
1. to chew with a sharp crushing noise.
2. to crush or grind noisily.
3. to condense: Crunch the first page into one paragraph.
4. to squeeze financially.
5. to manipulate or process (numbers or data) extensively or in large amounts, esp. by computer.
v.i. 6. to chew with a crushing sound.
7. to proceed with a crushing noise: cars crunching along the gravel road.
n. 8. an act or sound of crunching.
9. a shortage or reduction: the energy crunch.
10. financial pressure or hardship, esp. caused by a shortage or restriction: a budget crunch.
11. a critical or difficult situation: When the crunch comes, just do your best.
12. Usu., crunches. a form of sit-up done to strengthen and tone the abdominal muscles.
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Crunch
of wrestlers -Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
crunch
Past participle: crunched
Gerund: crunching
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Noun | 1. | crunch - the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
2. | crunch - 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" situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | |
3. | crunch - the act of crushing compressing, compression - applying pressure | |
Verb | 1. | crunch - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" |
2. | crunch - press or grind with a crushing noise press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" | |
3. | crunch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" | |
4. | crunch - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic" mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |
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crunch
verb
noun
1. (Informal) critical point, test, crisis, emergency, crux, moment of truth, hour of decision He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.
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crunch
verb1. To bite and grind with the teeth:
Regional: chaw.
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Translations
طَحْن بالأسْنان، قَرقَشـهيَمْضُغ ، يَطحَن بالأسنان ``يُقرقِش''
chroupáníchroupatchroustatskřípání
knaseknasen
laskearouskuttaa
croquerpasser à la moulinettecrissement
bryîja, kremjamarr, brak
traškintitriaukšti
kraukšķēšanakraukšķināt
chrúmať
grizljatihrustati
'çatır çutur' sesiçatır çutur yemekçatırtı
crunch
[krʌntʃ]A. N → crujido m (fig) → crisis f, punto m decisivo
when it comes to the crunch → cuando llega el momento de la verdad
if it comes to the crunch → si llega el momento
when it comes to the crunch → cuando llega el momento de la verdad
if it comes to the crunch → si llega el momento
B. VT (with teeth) → mascar, ronzar; [+ ground etc] → hacer crujir (fig) [+ numbers] → devorar
to crunch an apple/a biscuit → mascar or ronzar una manzana/una galleta
to crunch an apple/a biscuit → mascar or ronzar una manzana/una galleta
C. VI [gravel, snow, glass] → crujir
the tyres crunched on the gravel → la grava crujía bajo el peso de los neumáticos, los neumáticos hacían crujir la grava
the tyres crunched on the gravel → la grava crujía bajo el peso de los neumáticos, los neumáticos hacían crujir la grava
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crunch
[ˈkrʌntʃ] vt
[+ numbers] → mouliner
n
(fig) (= decisive moment) the crunch → le moment critique, le moment crucial
when it comes to the crunch → au moment crucial, au moment décisif
if it comes to the crunch → si on en arrive à ce point-là
when it comes to the crunch → au moment crucial, au moment décisif
if it comes to the crunch → si on en arrive à ce point-là
(fig) (= financial crisis) → crise f
modif (= vital) [time, match, talks] → clé crunch timecrunch time n → le moment critique
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crunch
vt
biscuit etc → mampfen (inf)
he crunched the beetle/ice/gravel underfoot → der Käfer zerknackte/das Eis zersplitterte/der Kies knirschte unter seinen Füßen; to crunch the gears (Aut) → die Gänge reinwürgen (inf)
(Comput) numbers → verarbeiten
vi
n
(= sound) → Krachen nt; (of footsteps, gravel etc) → Knirschen nt; the two cars collided with a crunch → die zwei Autos krachten zusammen (inf); crunch! → Krach!
(inf: = car crash) → Zusammenstoß m
(inf: = moment of reckoning) the crunch → der große Krach; when it comes to the crunch → wenn der entscheidende Moment kommt; this is the crunch → jetzt ist der spannende Moment; it’s/we’ve come to the crunch → jetzt kommt es drauf an, jetzt geht es hart auf hart
crunches pl (in fitness centre) → Bauchpressen pl
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crunch
(krantʃ) verb to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc. She crunched sweets all through the film.
nounthe crunch of gravel under the car wheels.
ˈcrunchy adjectivethick crunchy biscuits.
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