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crunch

/ˈkrʌnʧ/

US UK

verb

crunches; crunched; crunching

[no obj]

to make the loud sound of something being crushed

The snow crunched underfoot.

to move along a surface that makes the loud sound of something being crushed

We could hear the truck's tires crunching along the gravel road.

[+ obj] :to process (numbers, information, etc.) :to examine and analyze (numbers, information, etc.)

When she crunched the numbers, she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said. - see also number cruncher

crunch on

[phrasal verb]

crunch on (something) :to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound

She crunched on a carrot while watching TV.

crunching on potato chips

noun

plural crunches

[count] :the sound made when something hard is being chewed or crushed :a crunching sound

the crunch of someone eating a carrot

We could hear the crunch of the truck's tires on the gravel road.

[noncount] :the quality of a food that produces a loud sound when it is chewed :a crunchy quality

The nuts give the salad crunch. [=the nuts make the salad somewhat crunchy]

the crunch :a very difficult point or situation

The crunch came when the computer stopped working. - see also crunch time

[count] US :a situation in which there is not enough of something - usually singular

The city's budget crunch means that streets will not be repaired this spring. [=because the city does not have enough money, streets will not be repaired]

The project is facing a time crunch.

an energy crunch [=(more commonly) crisis]

[count] :a stomach exercise in which you lie on your back, raise the top part of your body until your shoulders are off the floor, and then lower it - usually plural

I try to do 50 crunches a day. - compare sit-up

* Các từ tương tự:
crunch time, crunchy