crunch
verb
[ krʌn(t)ʃ ]
• crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound.
• "she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit"
Similar:
munch,
chew noisily,
chomp,
champ,
bite,
gnaw,
masticate,
eat,
devour,
consume,
chumble,
• (especially of a computer) process (large quantities of information).
• "the program crunches data from 14,000 sensors to decipher evolving patterns"
crunch
noun
• a loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed.
• "Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch"
• a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made.
• "when it comes to the crunch you chicken out"
• a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up.
Origin:
early 19th century (as a verb): variant of 17th-century cranch (probably imitative), by association with crush and munch.
