āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to crunch
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to crush or grind something loudly and noisily with the teeth
Transitive: to crunch food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She crunched the hard candy in her mouth, savoring the flavor.
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a loud, grinding sound, usually when something hard is pressed or broken
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car 's tires crunched over the gravel driveway.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to press or crush something with force, making a loud, harsh noise
Transitive: to crunch sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She crunched the paper into a ball and threw it into the bin.
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Crunch
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an abdominal exercise in which the shoulders and upper back are lifted off the floor while the lower back remains on it
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The trainer demonstrated the proper form for a crunch.
02
the sharp, crisp sound produced when something is crushed under pressure or chewed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chips made a satisfying crunch when bitten.
03
the process or act of pressing, crushing, or compacting something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He felt a crunch under his foot as he stepped on the box.
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a challenging situation caused by a shortage, such as time, money, or resources, that requires immediate attention or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We 're in a time crunch to finish the project before the deadline.
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