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crunch

/ crunch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the sound of something crunching
"he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
scranch scraunch crackle
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
situation
verb Sense 3
make crunching noises
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Kinds of:
crump thud scrunch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
chew noisily
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
Type of:
chew masticate manducate
Derived:
munch muncher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
press or grind with a crunching noise
Type of:
press
Derived:
grind mill pulverization pulverisation
See also:
tyrannize tyrannise grind down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
the act of crushing
Type of:
compression compressing
Kinds of:
grind mill pulverization pulverisation
Derived:
compress compact pack together pack bundle
verb Sense 7
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"
"mash the garlic"
Type of:
break up fragment fragmentize
Kinds of:
pulp pestle mill
Derived:
crush compaction mash masher grind
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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noise situation make noise resound crump thud scrunch chew masticate manducate press compression