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"Crunch" Definition

noun

A critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources: a year-end crunch; an energy crunch.
A decisive confrontation.
A modified sit-up having a smaller range of motion that reduces back strain and strengthens the abdominal muscles: stomach crunches.
A period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit.
The act or sound of crunching.

verb-transitive

Slang To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).
To chew with a noisy crackling sound.
To crush, grind, or tread noisily.

verb-intransitive

To chew noisily with a crackling sound: crunching on celery.
To move with a crushing sound: crunching through the snow.
To produce or emit a crushing sound.

verb

To chew or press with a crushing noise.
To make one's way with a crushing noise.
To chew, press, or grind with a sound.
To perform mathematical computations on .