Crunch
noun
The noise something makes when it is crushed or ground.
I love the crunch of leaves under my shoes in the autumn.
Often appears as...
- crunch of leaves
- crunch of snow
noun
A very difficult situation or moment.
We're going to be in a real crunch if we don't meet the project deadline.
Often appears as...
- credit crunch
- time crunch
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make a crunching sound.
He crunched the apple loudly.
Often appears as...
- crunch an apple
- crunch ice
verb
To crush hard food.
She crunched her cereal at breakfast.
Often appears as...
- crunch nuts
- crunch carrots
verb
To process big amounts of data.
The computer crunched the numbers for the report.
Often appears as...
- crunch numbers
- crunch data
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of exercise for abdominal muscles.
I do 50 crunches every morning to keep fit.
Often appears as...
- do crunches
- abdominal crunches
noun
The noise something makes when it is crushed or ground.
I love the crunch of leaves under my shoes in the autumn.
Often appears as...
- crunch of leaves
- crunch of snow
noun
A very difficult situation or moment.
We're going to be in a real crunch if we don't meet the project deadline.
Often appears as...
- credit crunch
- time crunch
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make a crunching sound.
He crunched the apple loudly.
Often appears as...
- crunch an apple
- crunch ice
verb
To crush hard food.
She crunched her cereal at breakfast.
Often appears as...
- crunch nuts
- crunch carrots
verb
To process big amounts of data.
The computer crunched the numbers for the report.
Often appears as...
- crunch numbers
- crunch data
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of exercise for abdominal muscles.
I do 50 crunches every morning to keep fit.
Often appears as...
- do crunches
- abdominal crunches
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Imagery
Use 'crunch' to vividly describe the sound of something being crushed, enhancing the sensory experience.
Walking through the woods, the crunch of dry twigs created an eerie atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Word
'Crunch' mimics the sound it describes, helping readers or listeners imagine the noise.
The satisfying crunch of fresh snow compacting underfoot marked our winter hike.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Imagery
Use 'crunch' to vividly describe the sound of something being crushed, enhancing the sensory experience.
Walking through the woods, the crunch of dry twigs created an eerie atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Word
'Crunch' mimics the sound it describes, helping readers or listeners imagine the noise.
The satisfying crunch of fresh snow compacting underfoot marked our winter hike.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Imagery
Use 'crunch' to vividly describe the sound of something being crushed, enhancing the sensory experience.
Walking through the woods, the crunch of dry twigs created an eerie atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Word
'Crunch' mimics the sound it describes, helping readers or listeners imagine the noise.
The satisfying crunch of fresh snow compacting underfoot marked our winter hike.
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's...
I love the way that they see the world, because they're seeing the world for the first time. I love the way that they can stare at a bug crossing the sidewalk. I love the way that they'll stare slack-jawed at their first baseball game with wide eyes and a mitt on their hand, soaking in the crack of the bat and the crunch of the peanuts
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Inside OKCupid: The math...
second, how you want someone else -- your potential match -- to answer; and third, how important the question is to you at all. With all this information, OkCupid can figure out how well two people will get along. The algorithm crunches the numbers and gives us a result.
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Three ways the universe...
Stars too would hurtle together and collide. Temperatures would rise as space would get tighter and tighter. The size of the universe would plummet until everything compressed into such a small space that even atoms and subatomic particles would have to crunch together.
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How We Can Make the...
So now the question if we get that much richer, how much social progress are we going to get? Well, we asked a team of economists at Deloitte who checked and crunched the numbers, and they came back and said, well, if the world's average wealth goes
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The unforeseen...
So now we're turning to artificial intelligence to help us make faster and smarter decisions to process this ever-expanding universe of data. But machines crunching data are no substitute for critical and sustained thinking by humans,
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A Larvae Lunch PIPE Primal...
but you know make sure you crunch the head because they just bite your tongue if you don't so and that might be the protein that's gonna keep me alive out here I take the rest with me alive in a world without refrigeration it's the
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How to make work-life...
there are other parts to life -- there's the intellectual side; there's the emotional side; there's the spiritual side. And to be balanced, I believe we have to attend to all of those areas -- not just do 50 stomach crunches.
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
one of the first rules the males have to learn is never come between a lady and her lunch i never thought i'd say this but hearing bones crunching underneath them incredibly powerful jewels
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The magic of Vedic math...
ayurveda, spicy chicken tikka, and Vedic math. Vedic math is one of the world's easiest and simplest way to do math. We are going to combine together and do some number crunching today.
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
water or hard hats or ear guards skulls and crossbones in this zone and when I crunch through these leads I don't see refuse I see the raw materials of the next life-form
Video examples
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's...
I love the way that they see the world, because they're seeing the world for the first time. I love the way that they can stare at a bug crossing the sidewalk. I love the way that they'll stare slack-jawed at their first baseball game with wide eyes and a mitt on their hand, soaking in the crack of the bat and the crunch of the peanuts
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
second, how you want someone else -- your potential match -- to answer; and third, how important the question is to you at all. With all this information, OkCupid can figure out how well two people will get along. The algorithm crunches the numbers and gives us a result.
Video examples
Three ways the universe...
Stars too would hurtle together and collide. Temperatures would rise as space would get tighter and tighter. The size of the universe would plummet until everything compressed into such a small space that even atoms and subatomic particles would have to crunch together.
Video examples
How We Can Make the...
So now the question if we get that much richer, how much social progress are we going to get? Well, we asked a team of economists at Deloitte who checked and crunched the numbers, and they came back and said, well, if the world's average wealth goes
Video examples
The unforeseen...
So now we're turning to artificial intelligence to help us make faster and smarter decisions to process this ever-expanding universe of data. But machines crunching data are no substitute for critical and sustained thinking by humans,
Video examples
A Larvae Lunch PIPE Primal...
but you know make sure you crunch the head because they just bite your tongue if you don't so and that might be the protein that's gonna keep me alive out here I take the rest with me alive in a world without refrigeration it's the
Video examples
How to make work-life...
there are other parts to life -- there's the intellectual side; there's the emotional side; there's the spiritual side. And to be balanced, I believe we have to attend to all of those areas -- not just do 50 stomach crunches.
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
one of the first rules the males have to learn is never come between a lady and her lunch i never thought i'd say this but hearing bones crunching underneath them incredibly powerful jewels
Video examples
The magic of Vedic math...
ayurveda, spicy chicken tikka, and Vedic math. Vedic math is one of the world's easiest and simplest way to do math. We are going to combine together and do some number crunching today.
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
water or hard hats or ear guards skulls and crossbones in this zone and when I crunch through these leads I don't see refuse I see the raw materials of the next life-form
Example 1 of 10
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Ederson
Athlete
That is very important, to play with your feet, it is very important to know how to read the game and obviously save balls and also handle the pressure when it comes to the crunch time.
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Jarvis Cocker
English Musician
I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way.
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George W. Bush
American President
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
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Courteney Cox
American Actress
I'd feel better about myself if I did stomach crunches, but I don't.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I really work on my abs. I'll do crunches, and I work on my butt.
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Chloe Grace Moretz
American Actress
I did about 50 pull-ups and 1,000 crunches a day. Crazy.
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Alex Higgins
Irish Celebrity
I'm very good when it comes to the crunch.
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Redfoo
American Musician
I do my crunches and my sit-ups.
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Miranda Lambert
American Musician
Crunches only go so deep.
Quote examples
Ederson
Athlete
That is very important, to play with your feet, it is very important to know how to read the game and obviously save balls and also handle the pressure when it comes to the crunch time.
Quote examples
Jarvis Cocker
English Musician
I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.
Quote examples
Audre Lorde
American Poet
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
Quote examples
Courteney Cox
American Actress
I'd feel better about myself if I did stomach crunches, but I don't.
Quote examples
Karrueche Tran
American Actress
I really work on my abs. I'll do crunches, and I work on my butt.
Quote examples
Chloe Grace Moretz
American Actress
I did about 50 pull-ups and 1,000 crunches a day. Crazy.
Quote examples
Alex Higgins
Irish Celebrity
I'm very good when it comes to the crunch.
Quote examples
Redfoo
American Musician
I do my crunches and my sit-ups.
Quote examples
Miranda Lambert
American Musician
Crunches only go so deep.
Example 1 of 10
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