Crunch Definition
krŭnch
crunched, crunches, crunching
verb
crunched, crunches, crunching
To bite or chew with a noisy, crackling sound.
Webster's New World
To press, grind, tread, fall, etc. with a noisy, crushing sound.
Webster's New World
To process (a vast quantity of numbers or other data) rapidly.
Using a computer to crunch population statistics.
Webster's New World
To chew noisily with a crackling sound.
Crunching on celery.
American Heritage
To move with a crushing sound.
Crunching through the snow.
American Heritage
noun
crunches
The act or sound of crunching.
Webster's New World
A modified sit-up having a smaller range of motion that reduces back strain and strengthens the abdominal muscles.
Stomach crunches.
American Heritage
An exercise much like a sit-up, except that the upper body is raised only slightly off the floor rather than to an upright position.
Webster's New World
A tight situation; specif., an economic squeeze.
Webster's New World
A decisive confrontation.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- compaction
- crush
- economic squeeze
- tight-spot
- emergency
- test
Antonyms:
Origin of Crunch
Alteration of craunch possibly of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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