crunch
verb(crunch)
chew noisily
Examples:
The children crunched the celery sticks.
crunch
verb(crunch)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
crunch
noun(crunch)
the act of crushing
crunch
verb(crunch)
make a crushing noise
Examples:
His shoes were crunching on the gravel.
crunch
verb(crunch)
press or grind with a crushing noise
crunch
noun(crunch)
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
Examples:
An end-of-the year crunch.
A financial crunch.
crunch
noun(crunch)
the sound of something crunching
Examples:
He heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path.