[noun] the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
[noun] 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"
[verb] make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" Synonyms:scranch, scraunch, crackle
[verb] press or grind with a crunching noise Synonyms:cranch, craunch, grind
[verb] chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" Synonyms:munch
[verb] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" Synonyms:grind, mash, bray, comminute
