nounπShareA noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching."The crisp leaves made a satisfying crunch under my feet as I walked home from school. "soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA critical moment or event."The project is due tomorrow, so this week is the crunch. "timeeventsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA problem that leads to a crisis."The company is facing a serious crunch because sales are down and bills are due. "disastersituationbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor."To strengthen her core, Sarah practiced crunches every morning. "bodyactionsportphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.""The team is in the middle of crunch right now, working long hours to meet the deadline for the new software." "workbusinesscomputingjobtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath."The apple crunch was a delicious dessert, with a crisp, buttery topping over a sweet, juicy apple filling. "foodfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture."The bag of chips was mostly crumbs and crunches at the bottom. "materialfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound."When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."foodsoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be crushed with a noisy crackling sound."The dry leaves crunch under my feet as I walk through the park. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators."That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."computingmathtechnologynumberstatisticselectronicsmachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo grind or press with violence and noise."The boy crunched the potato chips noisily, making his brother jump. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo emit a grinding or crunching noise."The heavy boots crunch on the gravel driveway as he walks to the car. "soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching."The computer program crunched the large music file to reduce its size before emailing it to her. "computingtechnologytechnicalinternetelectronicsmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project."The company is crunching their employees to finish the new software by next week. "businessjobworkindustryorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading