· a crunching noise
Hypernym(s): noise
· make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
Hypernym(s): crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle
· sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Synonym(s): squat, crouch, scrunch_up, hunker, hunker_down
· make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
Synonym(s): wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch_up, crisp
Hypernym(s): fold, fold_up, turn_up