crunch
🇺🇸
/krʌntʃ/
🇬🇧
/krʌntʃ/
noun
R
a loud sound made when something hard is pressed or crushed
I heard the crunch of leaves under my feet as I walked.
R
a difficult or important situation
The team faced a crunch when their best player got injured.
R
a time when there is not enough of something, especially money
Many families feel the financial crunch during holidays.
R
an exercise where you lie on your back and sit up to strengthen stomach muscles
Doing crunches every day helps strengthen your core muscles.
verb
R
to chew something hard with a loud sound
He likes to crunch on carrots for a healthy snack.
R
to make a loud sound when pressed or stepped on
The dry leaves crunch under my shoes in autumn.
R
to walk on a surface that makes a crushing sound
We crunch through the snow on our way to school.
R
to process large amounts of data quickly
Computers crunch numbers faster than humans can.
adjective
R
very important and needing immediate attention
This is a crunch game that will decide who wins the championship.
translation
a loud sound made when something hard is pressed or crushed; a difficult or important situation; a time when there is not enough of something, especially money; an exercise where you lie on your back and sit up to strengthen stomach muscles
to chew something hard with a loud sound; to make a loud sound when pressed or stepped on; to walk on a surface that makes a crushing sound; to process large amounts of data quickly
very important and needing immediate attention
Word Forms
Progressive
crunching
Past
crunched
3rd Present
crunches
Perfect
crunched
Plural
crunches