English Explanatory Dictionary

crunch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
  2. To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
  3. To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
  4. To grind or press with violence and noise.
  5. To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
  6. To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised.
  7. To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
  8. To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
noun
  1. A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
  2. A critical moment or event.
  3. A problem that leads to a crisis.
  4. A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
  5. The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
  6. A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
  7. The symbol #.
  8. A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
  9. A shortage.
  10. Moderate distortion.

Pronunciation

/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ en-us-crunch.ogg

Word forms

crunch crunches crunching crunched

Etymology

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

Synonyms

hashtag number sign pound sign crisp crumble

Derived words

bone-crunching crunchable cruncher crunchingly crunch numbers number-crunching uncrunch big crunch buttercrunch chili crunch credit crunch crunch factor crunch game crunchless crunch-time crunch time crunchy Dutch crunch pizza crunch reverse crunch screen crunch scrunch stomach crunch time crunch

Translations

Arabic: جَرَشَ Azerbaijani: xırçıldamaq Azerbaijani: xırtıldamaq Bulgarian: хрускам Cornish: densel Czech: chroustat Danish: knase Finnish: rouskuttaa French: croquer German: zermalmen Greek: τρίζω Greek: ροκανίζω Icelandic: bryðja Italian: sgranocchiare Italian: scricchiolare Italian: croccare Malayalam: കൊറിക്കുക Māori: karihi Polish: chrupać Polish: chrupnąć Romanian: trosni Romanian: scârțâi Russian: хрусте́ть Russian: хру́стнуть Slovak: chrúmať Spanish: ronzar Spanish: crujir Swedish: krossa
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