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单词 scrunch
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scrunchn.

/skrʌntʃ/
Etymology: < scrunch v.
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.

/skrʌntʃ/
Etymology: Compare crunch v. and S n.1
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. 11Scrunch 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).
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