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Definitions for Crunch

[1] to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
[2] to crush or grind noisily.
[3] to tighten or squeeze financially: The administration's policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation.
[4] to chew with a crushing sound.
[5] to produce, or proceed with, a crushing noise.
[6] an act or sound of crunching.
[7] a shortage or reduction of something needed or wanted: the energy crunch.
[8] distress or depressed conditions due to such a shortage or reduction: a budget crunch.
[9] a critical or dangerous situation: When the crunch comes, just do your best.
[10] crunch numbers , Computers . to perform a great many numerical calculations or extensive manipulations of numerical data. to process a large amount of data.
[11] to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound
[12] to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle sound the snow crunched beneath his feet
[13] the sound or act of crunching
[14] short for abdominal crunch
[15] the crunch informal the critical moment or situation
[16] informal critical; decisive crunch time

Words related to Crunch

difficulty, trouble, crisis, test, crux, problem, emergency, scrunch, beat, bite, munch, chomp, crush, gnaw, masticate, chaw, champ, ruminate

Words nearby Crunch

crump, crumpet, crumple, crumple zones, crumpled, crunch, crunch numbers, crunch time, cruncher, crunchie, crunchy

Origin of Crunch

1795–1805; blend of craunch and crush

Other words from Crunch

crunch·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Crunch

C19: changed (through influence of munch ) from earlier craunch, of imitative origin

Synonyms for Crunch

crisis, difficulty, trouble, crux, emergency, problem, test, critical point, hour of decision, moment of truth, trying time