crunch

US /krʌntʃ/
UK /krʌntʃ/
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1.

a sound of something being crushed or crunched

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We heard the crunch of gravel under the tires.
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The apple made a satisfying crunch when I bit into it.
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grindcrushsquashmunchgnaw
2.

a difficult situation or period, especially one in which there is not enough time or money

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We're facing a real time crunch to get this project done.
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The company is going through a financial crunch.
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crisisdifficultyhardshipsqueezeshortage
1.

to make a crunching sound

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The snow crunched under our boots as we walked.
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He crunched on a carrot.
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grindmunchgnawsquashcrush
2.

to process or analyze a large amount of information or data

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The computer is crunching the numbers for the financial report.
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We need to crunch these sales figures by tomorrow.
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processanalyzecalculatecomputeevaluate