crunch

crunch  (krnch)

v. crunched, crunch·ing, crunch·es

v.tr.

1. To chew with a noisy crackling sound.

2. To crush, grind, or tread noisily.

3. Slang To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).

v.intr.

1. To chew noisily with a crackling sound: crunching on celery.

2. To move with a crushing sound: crunching through the snow.

3. To produce or emit a crushing sound.

n.

1. The act or sound of crunching.

2. A modified sit-up having a smaller range of motion that reduces back strain and strengthens the abdominal muscles: stomach crunches.

3.

a. A decisive confrontation.

b. 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.

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[Alteration of craunch, possibly of imitative origin.]

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cruncha·ble adj.

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crunch [krʌntʃ]

vb

1. to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound

2. to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle sound the snow crunched beneath his feet

n

1. the sound or act of crunching

the crunch Informal the critical moment or situation

adj

Informal critical; decisive crunch time Also craunch

[changed (through influence of munch) from earlier craunch, of imitative origin]

crunchable  adj

crunchy  adj

crunchily  adv

crunchiness  n

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Crunch of wrestlers -Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crunch - the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	crunch - a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch" situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	3.	crunch - the act of crushing compaction, crush compressing, compression - applying pressure pulverisation, pulverization, grind, mill - the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Verb	1.	crunch - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" scranch, scraunch, crackle make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise crump, scrunch, thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
	2.	crunch - press or grind with a crushing noise cranch, craunch, grind press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
	3.	crunch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" munch chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
	4.	crunch - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" comminute, bray, mash, grind pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic" mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

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crunch

verb

chomp, champ, munch, masticate, chew noisily, grind She sucked an ice cube and crunched it loudly.

noun

(Informal) critical point, test, crisis, emergency, crux, moment of truth, hour of decision He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.

Translations

crunch [krʌntʃ]

A. N → crujido m (fig) → crisis f, punto m decisivo
when it comes to the crunch → cuando llega el momento de la verdad
if it comes to the crunch → si llega el momento

B. VT (with teeth) → mascar, ronzar; [+ ground etc] → hacer crujir (fig) [+ numbers] → devorar
to crunch an apple/a biscuit → mascar or ronzar una manzana/una galleta

C. VI [gravel, snow, glass] → crujir
the tyres crunched on the gravel → la grava crujía bajo el peso de los neumáticos, los neumáticos hacían crujir la grava

D. CPD [meeting, match] → decisivo, crucial

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crunch [ˈkrʌntʃ]

vt

(with teeth) [+ sweet, apple, ice cube] → croquer; [+ bone] → ronger

(underfoot) [+ snow, gravel] → faire crisser; [+ glass] → faire craquer

[+ numbers] → mouliner

vi [snow, gravel] → crisser; [glass] → craquer

n

(fig) (= decisive moment) the crunch → le moment critique, le moment crucial
when it comes to the crunch → au moment crucial, au moment décisif
if it comes to the crunch → si on en arrive à ce point-là

(fig) (= financial crisis) → crise f

modif (= vital) [time, match, talks] → clé crunch time
crunch time n → le moment critique

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crunch

vt

biscuit etc → mampfen (inf)

he crunched the beetle/ice/gravel underfoot → der Käfer zerknackte/das Eis zersplitterte/der Kies knirschte unter seinen Füßen; to crunch the gears (Aut) → die Gänge reinwürgen (inf)

(Comput) numbers → verarbeiten

vi

(gravel, snow etc) → knirschen; (gears) → krachen; he crunched across the gravel → er ging mit knirschenden Schritten über den Kies

he was crunching on a carrot → er mampfte eine Möhre (inf); he crunched into the apple → er biss knackend in den Apfel

n

(= sound) → Krachen nt; (of footsteps, gravel etc) → Knirschen nt; the two cars collided with a crunch → die zwei Autos krachten zusammen (inf); crunch! → Krach!

(inf: = car crash) → Zusammenstoß m

(inf: = moment of reckoning) the crunch → der große Krach; when it comes to the crunch → wenn der entscheidende Moment kommt; this is the crunch → jetzt ist der spannende Moment; it’s/we’ve come to the crunch → jetzt kommt es drauf an, jetzt geht es hart auf hart

crunches pl (in fitness centre) → Bauchpressen pl

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crunch [krʌntʃ]

1. n (of broken glass, gravel) → scricchiolio
if it comes to the crunch (fig) → al momento cruciale

2. vt (with teeth) → sgranocchiare

3. vi (gravel) → scricchiolare

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crunch [krʌntʃ]

1. n (of broken glass, gravel) → scricchiolio
if it comes to the crunch (fig) → al momento cruciale

2. vt (with teeth) → sgranocchiare

3. vi (gravel) → scricchiolare

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crunch

v crunch [krantʃ]

to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc She crunched sweets all through the film. kraak, hard kou, kners, knars يَمْضُغ ، يَطحَن بالأسنان ``يُقرقِش'' хрускам chroupat knase knirschend kauen ροκανίζω mascar, ronzar, hacer crujir krõbistama قرچ قرچ کردن rouskuttaa croquer (avec bruit) קוֹל כִּרסוּם चर्वण करना hrskati ropogtat mengunyah dengan bersuara bryðja, kremja sgranocchiare パリパリという音をさせる 와삭와삭 씹다 triaukšti, traškinti kraukšķināt mengunyah luidruchtig kauwen knase, knuse chrupać mastigar a ronţăi хрустеть chrúmať hrustati glasno žvakati knapra på เคี้ยวเสียงดัง çatır çutur yemek 嘎吱地咬/踩 хрустіти, рипіти під ногами چرمر كرنا nhai lạo xạo 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼（踏过）

n

the crunch of gravel under the car wheels. gekraak, gekners طَحْن بالأسْنان، قَرقَشـه хрускане skřípání, chroupání knasen das Knirschen τρίξιμο crujido krudin قرچ قرچ narske crissement קוֹל גְרִיסָה चर्वण करना škripa csikorgás suara kerosak marr, brak scricchiolio 車輪のきしむ音 (자갈의) 자자작 소리 traškesys kraukšķēšana menderap-derap geknerp knasing chrzęst rangido scrâşnit хруст škrípanie hreščanje glasno žvakanje knastrande, knaprande เสียงล้อรถบดก้อนกรวด çatırtı, 'çatır çutur' sesi 嘎吱聲 хрустіння; скрип چرمراه‍ٹ tiếng nhai, gặm 嘎吱嘎吱的声音

adj crunchy

thick crunchy biscuits. korrelrig, bros, krokant, krakerig, knarsend قابِلة للطحْن بالأسنان، مًقَرقِشـَه хрупкав křupavý knasende; sprød knusprig τραγανιστός crujiente krõbisev ترد rapea, nariseva croquant פָּרִיך कुरकुरा škripav, hrskav ropogós renyah stökkur croccante ぱりっとした (뚜꺼운) 커런치 비스켓 traškus kraukšķošs rangup knapperig sprø, som knaser mellom tennene chrupki estaladiço cro­­­cant хрустящий chrumkavý hrustljav krckav knaprig, spröd, knastrande กรอบ kıtır kıtır 硬脆的 хрусткий آواز كرنيوالا، چرمرانيوالا cứng và giòn 发嘎吱嘎吱声的