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Meaning
Verb
●
To
crush
something, especially food, with a
noisy
crackling
sound.
●
To be
crushed
with a
noisy
crackling
sound.
●
To
calculate
or otherwise process (e.g. to
crunch numbers
: to
perform
mathematical
calculations
). Presumably from the
sound
made by
mechanical
calculators.
●
To
grind
or
press
with
violence
and noise.
●
To
emit
a
grinding
or
crunching
noise.
●
In Automotive & Automotive:
To cause the
gears
to
emit
a
crunching
sound
by
releasing
the
clutch
before the
gears
are
properly
synchronised.
●
In Computing:
To
compress
(data) using a particular
algorithm
, so that it can be
restored
by decrunching.
●
In Software engineering:
To make employees work
overtime
in order to
meet
a
deadline
in the development of a project.
Noun
●
A
noisy
crackling
sound
; the
sound
usually associated with crunching.
●
A
critical
moment
or event.
●
A problem that
leads
to a crisis.
●
In Exercise:
A form of
abdominal
exercise
, based on a
sit-up
but in which the
lower back
remains
in
contact
with the floor.
●
In Software engineering:
The
overtime
work required to
catch up
and
finish
a project, usually in the
final
weeks
of development before release.
●
In Desserts:
A
dessert
consisting of
a
crunchy
topping
with
fruit
underneath.
●
In American English:
The
symbol
#.
●
In Cooking:
A small
piece
created
by
crushing
; a
piece
of
material
with a
friable
or
crunchy
texture.
●
A shortage.
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Wiktionary
Synonyms
Crisp
Crumble
Hashtag
Number Sign
Pound Sign
Related
Squeeze
Dip
Jam
Fudge
Crisis
Thump
Downturn
Pinch
Sizzle
Crackle
Slice
Recession
Crises
Slump
Bite
Cushion
Deficit
Shortage
Shortages
Mash
Jolt
Texture
Freeze
Boom
Slowdown
Heft
Compress
Collect
Squish
Cut
Handle
Shortfall
Pickle
Fuzz
Glut
Accumulate
Turmoil
Puree
Chomp
Meringue
Store
Process
Wobble
Shock
Gather
Retrieve
Creaminess
Surge
Rush
Feed
Situation
Collapse
Flavour
Boost
Bump
Scarcity
Interpret
Financial Crisis
Economic Crisis
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Rhymes
Munch
Hunch
Punch
Cunch
Lunch
Wunch
Dunch
Bunch
Crunch
Brunch
Scrunch
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