Unscramble crunch

Definition of crunch

noun:

• the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path".
• 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".
• the act of crushing. Synonyms: compaction, crush.

verb:

• make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel". Synonyms: crackle, scranch, scraunch.
• press or grind with a crushing noise. Synonyms: cranch, craunch, grind.
• chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks". Synonyms: munch.
• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar", "mash the garlic". Synonyms: bray, comminute, grind, mash.

Related words

crump, grind, mill, pestle, pulp, pulverisation, pulverization, scrunch, thud.

Words nearby

brunch, clunch, cranch, craunch, crutch, runch, scrunch.

Rhymes with

brunch, bunch, bunche, hunch, lunch, munch, punch, scrunch.