Crunch

Definition of Crunch

Pronunciation: krŭnch
v. i.1.To chew with force and noise; to craunch.
[imp. & p. p. Crunched (krŭncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crunching.]
And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter skull.
- Byron.
2.To grind or press with violence and noise.
The ship crunched through the ice.
- Kane.
3.To emit a grinding or craunching noise.
The crunching and ratting of the loose stones.
- H. James.
v. t.1.To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.

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