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- [kruhnch]
- /krʌntʃ/
- /krʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kruhnch]
- /krʌntʃ/
Definitions of crunch word
- verb crunch If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. 3
- verb crunch If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it. 3
- verb crunch Crunch is also a noun. 3
- verb crunch If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise. 3
- singular noun crunch You can refer to an important time or event, for example when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch. 3
- verb crunch To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer. 3
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Origin of crunch
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; blend of craunch and crush
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crunch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crunch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crunch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crunch
verb crunch
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- munch — Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.
- chomp — If a person or animal chomps their way through food or chomps on food, they chew it noisily.
noun crunch
- crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
- moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
- crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- critical point — the point on a phase diagram that represents the critical state of a substance
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
Antonyms for crunch
verb crunch
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
noun crunch
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- trivia — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
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