The meanings of Crunch (commonly asked question)

Noun:

1.crunch - the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

2.crunch - 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"

situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

3.crunch - the act of crushing

compaction, crush

compressing, compression - applying pressure

pulverisation, pulverization, grind, mill - the act of grinding to a powder or dust

Verb:

1.crunch - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

scranch, scraunch, crackle

make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

crump, scrunch, thud - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

2.crunch - press or grind with a crushing noise

cranch, craunch, grind

press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

3.crunch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"

munch

chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"