Overview of noun crunch

The noun crunch has 3 senses

• crunch -- (the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path")


• 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")


• crush, crunch, compaction -- (the act of crushing)

Overview of verb crunch

The verb crunch has 4 senses

• crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle -- (make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel")


• crunch, cranch, craunch, grind -- (press or grind with a crushing noise)


• crunch, munch -- (chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks")


• grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute -- (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic")