crunch

/kɹˈʌntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the sound of something crunching
   “he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path”
2. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
   “an end-of-the year crunch”
3. the act of crushing

verb

1. make a crushing noise
   “his shoes were crunching on the gravel”
2. press or grind with a crushing noise
3. chew noisily
   “The children crunched the celery sticks”
4. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
   “grind the spices in a mortar”

Synonyms for crunch

• crush
• compaction
• scranch
• scraunch
• crackle
• cranch
• craunch
• grind
• munch
• mash
• bray
• comminute

Words that rhyme with crunch

• punch
• bunch
• scrunch
• hunch
• lunch
• munch
• brunch
• counterpunch
• techcrunch