crunch

Noun
  1. The sound of something crunching (synset 107397014)
    "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
    is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
  2. A critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) (synset 113957103)
    "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
    is a type of: situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
  3. The act of crushing (synset 100358915)
    is a type of: compressing, compression - applying pressure
    subtypes: grind, mill, pulverisation, pulverization - the act of grinding to a powder or dust
    same as: compaction, crush
Verb
  1. Make a crushing noise (synset 201060096)
    "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
    is a type of: make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
    subtypes: crump, scrunch, thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
    same as: crackle, scranch, scraunch
  2. Press or grind with a crushing noise (synset 201597899)
    is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    same as: cranch, craunch, grind
  3. Chew noisily (synset 201204331)
    "The children crunched the celery sticks"
    is a type of: chew, jaw, manducate, masticate - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
    same as: munch
  4. Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (synset 200331892)
    "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
    is a type of: break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
    subtypes:
    • pulp - reduce to pulp
    • pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
    • mill - grind with a mill
    same as: bray, comminute, grind, mash

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