crunch
11crunch — 1814, from craunch (1630s), probably of imitative origin. The noun is 1836, from the verb; the sense of critical moment was popularized 1939 by Winston Churchill, who had used it in his 1938 biography of Marlborough. Related: Crunched; crunching …
12crunch — [[t]krʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] crunches, crunching, crunched 1) VERB If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. [V n] She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly... [V into/on n] Richard crunched… …
13crunch — I UK [krʌntʃ] / US verb Word forms crunch : present tense I/you/we/they crunch he/she/it crunches present participle crunching past tense crunched past participle crunched 1) [intransitive/transitive] to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud… …
14crunch — crunch1 [krʌntʃ] n 1.) [singular] a noise like the sound of something being crushed ▪ The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel. 2.) [C, singular] AmE a difficult situation caused by a lack of something, especially money or time ▪ Three… …
15Crunch — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Crunch peut faire référence à : Crunch, une marque de produit chocolaté vendu par Nestlé ; Le Crunch, en rugby, premier match de la saison… …
16crunch — crunch1 [ krʌntʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise: Jane was crunching a peppermint noisily. 2. ) intransitive to make a noise like something being crushed: Leaves crunched under our feet as …
17crunch — 1 noun (singular) 1 a noise like the sound of something being crushed: the crunch of footsteps on gravel | a horrible crunch 2 AmE a difficult situation caused by a lack of money: The company s in a crunch right now. | feel the crunch (=not have… …
18crunch — 01. Our footsteps [crunched] on the newly fallen snow. 02. We heard a [crunch], and went outside, where we found someone had dented our new car. 03. The dog was noisily [crunching] the bones left over from our steaks. 04. Eli drank the rest of… …
19crunch — crunchable, adj. /krunch/, v.t. 1. to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise. 2. to crush or grind noisily. 3. to tighten or squeeze financially: The administration s policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation. v.i …
20crunch — n. (colloq.) (esp. AE) shortage 1) an energy crunch showdown 2) if it comes to a crunch * * * [krʌntʃ] (colloq.) (esp. AE) [ shortage ] an energy crunch [ showdown ] if it comes to a crunch …
