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▪ I. scrunch, n.|skrʌntʃ|
[f. scrunch v.]
1. The noise made by scrunching.
1857Dufferin Lett. High Lat. 219 Leaning forward in expectation of the scrunch I knew must come. 1892‘Vernon Lee’ in Contemp. Rev. May 670 Its snow was becoming less crisp (before you might have almost heard its scrunch).
2. An act of scrunching.
1854Thackeray Newcomes I. 297, I brought my heel well down on his little varnished toe and gave it a scrunch.
▪ II. scrunch, v.|skrʌntʃ|
[Cf. crunch v. and scr- 2.]
1. trans. To bite with a crushing noise, = crunch v. 1.
1825Jennings Obs. Dial W. Eng. 66 A person may be said to scrunch an apple or a biscuit, if in eating it he made a noise. 1838Southey Doctor cxliv. (1848) 366 This horse would eat oysters with great delight, scrunching them shells and all between his teeth.
2. a. To crush, tread crushingly upon; also, to squeeze into small compass; = crunch v. 2.
1861Sala Dutch Pictures viii. 111 An old lady..scrunches the boots of her opposite neighbours. 1880Print. Trades Jrnl. xxx. 33 Paper as everyone knows, burns well when scrunched up. 1895Symonds in Life I. iii. 71, I scrunched the muddy gravel, beneath the boughs of budding trees.
b. refl. To squeeze oneself into compact shape. Cf. scrinch, scringe vbs.
1844Kinglake Eöthen (1845) 265 Now belaying, and now letting go—now scrunching himself down into mere ballast. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour II. 566/1 The first night I slept out..I..scruntched [sic] myself into a doorway, and the policeman passed by..without seeing me.
c. U.S. intr. for refl. To squeeze oneself into a compact shape; to huddle up, together; to cower or crouch down.
1884‘Mark Twain’ Huck. Finn i. 4 Miss Watson would say,..‘Dont scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set [sic] up straight.’ 1939J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath ii. 11 ‘Scrunch down on the running board till we get around the bend,’ he said. 1951T. Capote Grass Harp ii. 63 We scrunched together to make a place for Riley. 1972D. Delman Sudden Death ii. 48 Wally knew something bad was about to happen to him; you could tell from the way he scrunched up, as a man will, sometimes, when a punch is telegraphed. 1974K. Millett Flying (1975) iv. 394 In the North Terminal I scrunch into a bench and wait for Nell. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp xv. 311 He let her lean against him, though she was slightly taller..and in order to rest her head against him, she had to scrunch down.
3. intr. To produce a sound of being crushed.
1844W. Barnes Dorset Poems, Lydlinch Bells 6 When vrozen grass, as white's a sheet, Did scrunchy sharp below our veet. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 403/1, I could hear the stones scrunch under his feet.
Hence ˈscrunching vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1869S. R. Hole Bk. about Roses 263 That yellow-bellied abomination, the grub which produces the saw⁓fly, in this month attacks the Rose... The process of ‘scrunching’ is disagreeable, but it must be done. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 189 But after some alarming scrunching sounds, and creaks from the canoe, we were shot ignominiously out down river. 1927A. Clarke Son of Learning i. 9 The sloppiness of custard, the sourness of green apple, With crunching, munching, scrunching.
Add:[2.] d. trans. Hairdressing. To style (hair) by squeezing or crushing with the hands to give a crinkled or tousled look.
1983Hairdressers' Jrnl. Internat. 26 Aug. 20 Hair was given a firm perm, then cut into layered bob, left to dry naturally, then gently scrunched with gel. 1987Pract. Hairstyling & Beauty June/July 15 The fringe is scrunched with fingers for a fuller, more solid effect. 1987Hairdo Ideas July 58 To style, he used mousse and his hands to scrunch her hair into a beautiful halo of curls.
4. Special Comb. scrunch-dry v. trans. and absol. Hairdressing, to blow-dry (hair) while squeezing or crushing it with the hands, to give a crinkled or tousled look;also scrunch dry n.,and scrunch-drying vbl. n.
1985Hair Summer 15 (caption) She can *scrunch-dry her hair. 1986Good Housekeeping May 43/2 Rod just used mousse and a scrunch-drying technique to give it more body and to make it..more modern. 1986City Limits 12 June 78 After..a careful considered cut and a ‘scrunch’ dry, I emerged with a rejuvenated head. 1986Hair Flair Sept. 11/1 You can scrunch dry with a soft hold mousse for casual day-time waves. 1990Essentials Sept. 146/3 For a little extra fullness and bounce, Melanie then scrunch-dried Karen's hair using Valence 3 Natural Hold Mousse.
▪ III. scrunch
var. scronch. |