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Word: Crunch
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 19th century (as a verb): variant of 17th-century cranch (probably imitative), by association with crush and munch
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
krʌn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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
Definition:
(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
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