crunch
Translation
to crush with the teeth, to make a crushing sound, to process numbers
Examples
He crunched loudly on the carrot.
He crunched loudly on the carrot.
The car crunched over the gravel drive.
The car crunched over the gravel drive.
We need to crunch the numbers for the report.
We need to crunch the numbers for the report.
Grammar Patterns
((on sth.)) to eat (sth.) hard with a loud noise He crunched loudly on the carrot.
((sth.)) to process large amounts of information We need to crunch the numbers for the report.
Similar Words
Synonyms: munch, chew, grind, crush
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of something being crushed.
Memory Tips
The word 'crunch' sounds like the action it describes. Imagine the sound of biting into a crisp apple.