Crunch
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of crushing
(2) The sound of something crunching
"He heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
(3) 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
(4) Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"Grind the spices in a mortar"
"Mash the garlic"
(5) Make crunching noises
"His shoes were crunching on the gravel"
(6) Chew noisily
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
(7) Press or grind with a crunching noise
WiktionaryText
Verb
- to crush something with a noisy crackling sound, esp. with reference to food
- to calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations)