crunch

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Also spelled cronched and cronching

US /krʌntʃ/ UK /krʌntʃ/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure

When the crunch came, the team rallied to meet the deadline.

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1 verb · to crush noisily with the... munchchompgrind scrunch crush gnash

Word family

Derived forms crunchycruncher

Related forms craunchscrunch

Etymology

An imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle.

crunch onomatopoeic

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# crunch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** krʌntʃ
**IPA (UK):** krʌntʃ

## Meanings
1. to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure

## Examples
- When the crunch came, the team rallied to meet the deadline.

## Synonyms
- munch
- chomp
- grind
- scrunch
- crush
- gnash

## Derived Forms
- crunchy
- cruncher

## Related Forms
- craunch
- scrunch

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crunch

## Etymology
An imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle.

## AI Etymology
Crunch is an imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle. The etymological trail includes onomatopoeic crunch. As a verb, crunch means to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure. The same family is visible in derived forms such as crunchy and cruncher and related forms such as craunch and scrunch.

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