crunch
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling soundTo crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
» She could always call her parents when she was in a crunch.
Вона завжди могла зателефонувати своїм батькам коли була в скрутному положенні.
Meaning
8 sensesTo 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.
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хрусте́тьxrustétʹ, хру́стнутьxrústnutʹ
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.
knirschen, knuspern
хрусте́тьxrustétʹ, хру́стнутьxrústnutʹ
(slang)To 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.
kalkulieren, durchrechnen
To grind or press with violence and noise.
press or grind with a crushing noise
To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
make a crushing noise
(transitive)To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised.
(transitive)To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
(slang, transitive)To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
Examples
72 sentencesShe could always call her parents when she was in a crunch.
Вона завжди могла зателефонувати своїм батькам коли була в скрутному положенні. — ChickenKiev
Tom could hear Mary crunching on a carrot.
ruТому было слышно, как Мэри грызёт морковку. — odexed
We could hear footsteps crunching through the gravel.
deWir konnten Schritte auf dem Kies knirschen hören. — Yorwba
Tom sat at his desk all day crunching numbers.
I need to crunch some numbers.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.
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Forms
crunches, crunching, crunched, crunchedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle