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- Dictionarycrunch/krʌn(t)ʃ/
verb
- 1. crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound: "she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit" Similar
- 2. (especially of a computer) process (large quantities of information): "the program crunches data from 14,000 sensors to decipher evolving patterns"
noun
- 1. a loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed: "Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch"
- 2. a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made: informal "when it comes to the crunch you chicken out"
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a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision or do something: the crunch comes When the crunch comes we will find out which side he is on. The crunch came when she was forced to choose between her marriage and her career. Here was the crunch: if she didn't tell the police what she knew, someone could get hurt.
The meaning of CRUNCH is to chew or press with a crushing noise. How to use crunch in a sentence.
CRUNCH meaning: 1. to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed…. Learn more.
a shortage or reduction of something needed or wanted: the energy crunch. distress or depressed conditions due to such a shortage or reduction: a budget crunch. a critical or dangerous situation: When the crunch comes, just do your best. crunch. / krʌntʃ /.
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.
If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly. [ VERB noun ]
When you crunch something, you grind it into tiny pieces, often with your teeth. You can also crunch whole spices into smaller bits with a mortar and pestle. A horse might crunch an apple, and on a summer day you might drink a glass of iced tea and crunch the ice between your teeth.
