crunch

[US]/krʌntʃ/
[UK]/krʌntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of crushing or grinding; a harsh crackling sound
vt. to crush with force; to chew noisily; to step on with force
vi. to chew noisily; to step on with force

Phrases & Collocations

crunch numbers

crunch time

crunchy texture

credit crunch

Example Sentences

the crunch and grind of bulldozers.

to crunch through the snow

the crunch of bone when it is sundered.

to crunch up the gravel path

The dog was crunching a bone.

crunching through the snow.

a year-end crunch; an energy crunch.

The horses were crunching their straw at their manger.

she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit.

a 32-bit processor that's able to crunch data at a staggering speed.

when it comes to the crunch you chicken out.

If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.

Our feet crunched on the frozen snow.

the Fed would do what it could to ease America's credit crunch .

The frozen snow crunched under the wheels of our car.

She was always threatening to leave him, but when it came to the crunch she didn’t have the courage.

Dwight: Dr. Seaver I got lickerish pineapple crunch ice cream if that's not too much of a cliché.

s Zinger Crunch salad and featured office workers singing inaudibly while eating the salad.

So-called cupholder cuisine ranges from cereal bars with the milk congealed inside to the new "crunch wrap" — Taco Bell's answer to the age-old leaky taco problem.

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