· the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
Hypernym(s): noise
· 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"
Hypernym(s): situation
· the act of crushing
Synonym(s): crush, compaction
Hypernym(s): compression, compressing
· make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
Synonym(s): scranch, scraunch, crackle
Hypernym(s): make_noise, resound, noise
· press or grind with a crushing noise
Synonym(s): cranch, craunch, grind
Hypernym(s): press
· chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
Synonym(s): munch
Hypernym(s): chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
· reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Synonym(s): grind, mash, bray, comminute
Hypernym(s): break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise