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Crunch

noun, verb, slang

Noun

1
A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
2
the act of crushing wordnet
3
A critical moment or event.
"It always pains me (slightly) when a flaming young radical like Neil Miller turns out when the crunch comes to be such an ardent defender of the status quo."
4
the sound of something crunching wordnet
5
A problem that leads to a crisis.
"The crunch is characterized by extremely depressed liquidity and deteriorated balance sheet positions for households, corporations, and financial institutions[…]"

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a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) wordnet
7
A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
"But even I draw the line at “doing crunches” in designer clothes. Fashion sneakers are for swanking around the shops, not for running in. And so, like everyone else, I wear grotty old tracksuits earmarked for Oxfam, and tragic free festival T-shirts that give away my age."
8
The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release. slang
9
A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
10
The symbol #. US
11
A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
"Smear the peanut butter, fluff, and a bit of the nutella all over, even to the very edge of the wrap. Sprinkle the crunches on top and then start rolling from one of the non-trimmed edges"
12
A shortage. slang
"But a supply crunch, which is already affecting the drive, could slow it down further."
13
Moderate distortion.

Verb

1
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
2
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading wordnet
3
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
"Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."
4
make a crushing noise wordnet
5
To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators. slang
"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."

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6
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound wordnet
7
To grind or press with violence and noise.
"The sound of our vessel crunching her way through the new ice is not easy to be described."
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press or grind with a crushing noise wordnet
9
To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
"There were sounds in the air above his head – sounds of the crunching and rattling of the loose, smooth stones as his neighbors moved about[…]"
10
To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised. transitive
11
To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching. transitive
"PackIt will not crunch executables, unless told to do so."
12
To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project. slang, transitive

Etymology 1

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

Etymology 2

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

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