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| crunch [ krunch ] |
verb (past and past participle crunched, present participle crunch·ing, 3rd person present singular crunch·es) |
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1. transitive verb munch food noisily: to crush crisp foods audibly with the teeth
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2. transitive and intransitive verb scrunch: to make a noisy scrunching sound, or cause something to make such a sound
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3. transitive verb comput rapidly process data: to process data or numbers at high speed
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informal
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noun (plural crunch·es) |
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1. scrunching noise: a loud short sound made when something is crushed
  the crunch of footsteps on gravel
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2. decisive moment: a critical time or situation, especially one when a decision or action must be taken
when it comes to the crunch
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3. crisis: an emergency or crisis, especially one caused by a shortage of money or other resources
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4. fitness sit-up exercise: a form of sit-up in which the body is only partially raised, intended to strengthen the abdominal muscles
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adjective |
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needing decisive action: requiring a decision or action
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| [Early 19th century. An imitation of the sound] |
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| crunch·a·ble adjective |
| crunch·er noun |
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