crunchverb [ I or T ]
uk/krʌntʃ/us/krʌntʃ/to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken:
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Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bite
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- rumination
- suck
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crunchnoun
uk/krʌntʃ/us/krʌntʃ/crunch noun (SOUND)
[ C usually singular ] the sound of hard food being crushed between the teeth, or like something being crushed or broken:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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crunch noun (DIFFICULTY)
a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision or do something:
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Turning points & deciding moments
- be at a crossroads idiom
- breakthrough
- brink
- climax
- coming of age
- defining moment
- edge
- if/when it comes to the crunch idiom
- landmark
- make-or-break
- milestone
- red-letter day
- road
- road to Damascus idiom
- the moment of truth idiom
- turning point
- U-turn
- volte-face
- watershed
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crunch noun (EXERCISE)
[ C usually plural ] an exercise in which you lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, and then raise your head and shoulders:
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Exercising & training
- aerial yoga
- Anti-Gravity yoga
- barbell
- bench press
- benchpress
- bodybuilding
- calisthenics
- cardio
- cross-trainer
- cross-training
- exercise
- firm sth up
- limber
- multigym
- Pilates
- Spinning
- t'ai chi
- train
- warm
- weight training
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