Dictionary Entry
crunch
crunch is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To chew with force and noise; to craunch. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To chew with force and noise; to craunch.
- 2intransitive verb
To grind or press with violence and noise.
- 3intransitive verb
To emit a grinding or craunching noise.
- 4transitive verb
To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.
- 5noun
the act of crushing
Synonyms
- 6noun
the sound of something crunching
"he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
- 7noun
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
"an end-of-the year crunch"
"a financial crunch"
- 8verb
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"
"mash the garlic"
- 9verb
make a crushing noise
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
- 10verb
chew noisily
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
Synonyms
- 11verb
press or grind with a crushing noise
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