noun
- A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
- A critical moment or event.
- A problem that leads to a crisis.
- (exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
- The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
- A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
- (generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
Synonyms: crisp, crumble
verb
- To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
- To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
- To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
- To grind or press with violence and noise.
- To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
- To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
- To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
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Crunch is a 2-meaning word in English. Medium-length words often have several interesting anagrams.
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