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Definition crunch in British English

crunch verb

verb
/krʌntʃ/
1

to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise

Example

Jane was crunching a peppermint noisily.

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2

to make a noise like something being crushed

Example

Leaves crunched under our feet as we walked up the path to the house.

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2.1

to move on a surface that makes the noise of something being crushed

Example

They crunched across splintered glass and wood to the door.

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3

if you crunch numbers, you do a lot of calculations

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3.1

if you crunch information, you deal with large amounts of it quickly

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Definition crunch in British English