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Word: Crunch
Speech Type: Verb
early 19th century (as a verb): variant of 17th-century cranch (probably imitative), by association with crush and munch
krʌn(t)ʃ
crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound
Short Definition:loudly crush hard food with teeth
Examples:- she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit
(especially of a computer) process (large quantities of information)
Short Definition:process information
Examples:- the program crunches data from 14,000 sensors to decipher evolving patterns
Word: Crunch
Speech Type: Noun
krʌn(t)ʃ
a loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed
Short Definition:crunching sound
Examples:- Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch
a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made
Short Definition:crucial point or situation
Examples:- when it comes to the crunch you chicken out
a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up.
Short Definition:sit-up
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