单词 | scrunch |
释义 | scrunchn. 1. The noise made by scrunching. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > crunching crunch1836 scrunch1857 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes 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. ΚΠ 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 297 I brought my heel well down on his confounded little varnished toe, and gave it a scrunch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). scrunchv. 1. transitive. To bite with a crushing noise, = crunch v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (transitive)] > munch or crunch gruse?c1225 maungec1400 muncha1425 champ1530 crash1530 cham1531 chank1567 scranch1620 grouze1628 craunch1632 crump1647 denticate1799 crinch1808 crunch1814 scrunch1825 chomp1848 chump1854 1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 66 A person may be said to scrunch an apple or a biscuit, if in eating it he made a noise. 1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 86 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. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > compress or constrict thrumc1275 constrainc1374 nip1381 rinea1398 compress1398 withstrainc1400 coarctc1420 pincha1425 strain1426 nipe1440 thrumble1513 comprime?1541 astrict1548 sneap1598 cling1601 wring1603 constringe1609 coarctate1620 compinge1621 choke1635 compel1657 cramp1673 hunch1738 constrict1759 tighten1853 scrunch1861 throttle1863 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the foot > downwards > trample treadc825 overtreadOE to tread down, under foot, in the mire, to the ground, to piecesc1175 defoulc1290 foil13.. to-treada1382 foula1400 fulyie1488 overgo1488 trample1530 tramp1533 conculcate1570 trample1577 overtrample1589 tramp1596 inculcate1598 stramplea1610 calcate1623 scrunch1861 1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. viii. 111 An old lady..scrunches the boots of her opposite neighbours. 1880 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxx. 33 Paper as everyone knows, burns well when scrunched up. 1895 Symonds in Life I. iii. 71 I scrunched the muddy gravel, beneath the boughs of budding trees. b. reflexive. To squeeze oneself into compact shape. Cf. scrinch v., scringe v.1 ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (transitive)] shrinkc1374 shrug1603 mitch1612 huddle1755 scrunch1844 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen xvii. 265 Now belaying, and now letting go,—now scrunching himself down into mere ballast. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) II. 500/1 The fust night I slept out..I..scruntched [sic] myself into a doorway, and the policeman passed by..without seeing me. c. U.S. intransitive for reflexive. To squeeze oneself into a compact shape; to huddle up, together; to cower or crouch down. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > drawn into compact form [verb (intransitive)] shrinkc1000 forcrempa1250 squinch1843 scrinch1870 scrunch1884 square1897 scrouge1905 curl1910 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn i. 19 Miss Watson would say,..‘Dont scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set [sic] up straight.’ 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath ii. 11 ‘Scrunch down on the running board till we get around the bend,’ he said. 1951 T. Capote Grass Harp ii. 63 We scrunched together to make a place for Riley. 1972 D. 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. 1974 K. Millett Flying (1975) iv. 394 In the North Terminal I scrunch into a bench and wait for Nell. 1978 J. 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. intransitive. To produce a sound of being crushed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > crunch crunch1801 crinch1808 scrunch1844 1844 W. Barnes Lydlinch Bells in Poems Rural Life in Dorset Dial. 6 When vrozen grass, as white's a sheet, Did scrunchy sharp below our veet. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 403/1 I could hear the stones scrunch under his feet. Derivatives ˈscrunching n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > crunching craunching1836 scrunching1869 crunkling1882 scrunchy?1905 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [noun] > crushing bruising?a1450 crazing1526 crush1599 torture1605 scrunching1869 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > crunching or munching munching1568 craunch1806 crunch1836 scrunching1869 munch1897 1869 S. R. Hole Bk. 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. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 189 But after some alarming scrunching sounds, and creaks from the canoe, we were shot ignominiously out down river. 1927 A. Clarke Son of Learning i. 9 The sloppiness of custard, the sourness of green apple, With crunching, munching, scrunching. Draft additions 1993 d. transitive. Hairdressing. To style (hair) by squeezing or crushing with the hands to give a crinkled or tousled look. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > curl crispc1340 crook1340 pincha1398 curl1447 frouncea1529 creis1553 frizzle1565 thrum1598 becurl1614 calamistrate1628 frizz1660 fruz1702 crimp1708 buckle1721 befriz1772 crape1774 crêpe1818 crinkle1871 permanently wave1901 marcel1906 water-wave1912 permanent wave1921 permanent1924 perm1928 tong1932 scrunch1983 1983 Hairdressers' 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. 1987 Pract. Hairstyling & Beauty June 15 The fringe is scrunched with fingers for a fuller, more solid effect. 1987 Hairdo Ideas July 58 To style, he used mousse and his hands to scrunch her hair into a beautiful halo of curls. Draft additions 1993 4. Compounds. scrunch-dry v. Hairdressing transitive and absol. to blow-dry (hair) while squeezing or crushing it with the hands, to give a crinkled or tousled look. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify the hair [verb (intransitive)] > dry in a style finger-dry1976 scrunch-dry1985 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > dry in a style blow-dry1966 finger-dry1976 scrunch-dry1985 1985 Hair Summer 15 (caption) She can scrunch-dry her hair. 1986 Hair Flair Sept. 11/1 You can scrunch dry with a soft hold mousse for casual day-time waves. 1990 Essentials Sept. 146/3 For a little extra fullness and bounce, Melanie then scrunch-dried Karen's hair using Valence 3 Natural Hold Mousse. scrunch dry n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > drying > act of scrunch dry1986 1986 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) May 43/2 Rod just used mousse and a scrunch-drying technique to give it more body and to make it..more modern. scrunch-drying n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > drying blow-drying1977 finger-drying1978 scrunch-drying1986 1986 City Limits 12 June 78 After..a careful considered cut and a ‘scrunch’ dry, I emerged with a rejuvenated head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854v.1825 |
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