Definition of crunch

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  • crunch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • crunch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • crunch is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of crunch

  • chew noisily (verb)

    Examples

    1. The children crunched the celery sticks

    Synonyms

    1. munch
  • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bray
    2. comminute
    3. grind
    4. mash
  • the act of crushing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. compaction
    2. crush
  • make a crushing noise (verb)

    Examples

    1. his shoes were crunching on the gravel

    Synonyms

    1. crackle
    2. scranch
    3. scraunch
  • press or grind with a crushing noise (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cranch
    2. craunch
    3. grind
  • a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) (noun)

    Examples

    1. an end-of-the year crunch
    2. a financial crunch
  • the sound of something crunching (noun)

    Examples

    1. he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path

See definition of crunch in Merriam Webster