crunch

Meanings

• the sound of something crunching
  • "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
• 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"
• the act of crushing
• make a crushing noise
  • "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
• press or grind with a crushing noise
• chew noisily
  • "The children crunched the celery sticks"
• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Synonyms

bray, comminute, compaction, crackle, cranch, craunch, crush, grind, mash, munch, scranch, scraunch