CRUNCH

• (noun) the act of crushing

  synonyms : compaction , crush

• (noun) the sound of something crunching

  "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

• (noun) 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"

• (verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

  "grind the spices in a mortar", "mash the garlic"

  synonyms : bray , comminute , grind , mash

  She mashed the garlic and added it to the curry. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make a crushing noise

  "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

  synonyms : crackle , scranch , scraunch

• (verb) chew noisily

  "The children crunched the celery sticks"

  synonyms : munch

• (verb) press or grind with a crushing noise

  synonyms : cranch , craunch , grind

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