Crunch - Definition

n 1: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of
footsteps on the gravel path"
2: 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"
3: the act of crushing [syn: crush, crunch, compaction]
v 1: make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the
gravel" [syn: crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle]
2: press or grind with a crushing noise [syn: crunch,
cranch, craunch, grind]
3: chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" [syn:
crunch, munch]
4: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn:
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute]