Meaning

10 senses
  1. A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.

    Crunchiness.

    I like the crunch of those crackers.

  2. A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

    хрустxrust

  3. A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

  4. A critical moment or event.

  5. A critical moment or event.

    A problem that leads to a crisis.

  6. (slang)The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

  7. (slang)A shortage.

  8. A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

    Bauchpresse, Bauchpressen

  9. (US)The symbol #.

  10. Moderate distortion.

More definitions
  • the sound of something crunching
  • a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
  • the act of crushing

Examples

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  1. She could always call her parents when she was in a crunch.

    Вона завжди могла зателефонувати своїм батькам коли була в скрутному положенні.

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  2. Tom could hear Mary crunching on a carrot.

    ruТому было слышно, как Мэри грызёт морковку.

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  3. We could hear footsteps crunching through the gravel.

    deWir konnten Schritte auf dem Kies knirschen hören.

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  4. Tom sat at his desk all day crunching numbers.

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  5. I need to crunch some numbers.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a noisy crackling sound:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
critical moment or event:
form of abdominal exercise based on a sit-up:

Origin

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

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