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crunch

noun
  1. the act of crushing
    crush
  2. the sound of something crunching
    “They heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path.”
  3. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
    “an end-of-the year crunch”
verb
  1. to reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
    grindbraymashcomminute
  2. to make a crushing noise
    “Their shoes were crunching on the gravel.”
    cracklescranchscraunch
  3. to chew noisily
    “The children crunched the celery sticks”
    munchchompchamp
  4. to press or grind with a crushing noise
    “I crunched on chips.”
    grindcranchcraunch