Synonyms for crunch
krʌntʃcrunch

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1. crunchnoun

   the sound of something crunching

   "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

   Synonyms:
   compaction, crush

2. crunchnoun

   a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

   "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"

   Synonyms:
   compaction, crush

3. crush, crunch, compactionverb

   the act of crushing

   Synonyms:
   densification, puppy love, crushed leather, jam, crush, compression, calf love, concretion, press, compaction, infatuation

4. crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackleverb

   make a crushing noise

   "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

   Synonyms:
   munch, bray, craunch, grind, mash, cranch, crepitate, scraunch, scranch, crackle, comminute

5. crunch, cranch, craunch, grindverb

   press or grind with a crushing noise

   Synonyms:
   dig, craunch, scranch, travail, cranch, labour, grind, comminute, munch, crackle, grate, toil, bray, labor, mash, moil, scraunch, drudge

6. crunch, munchverb

   chew noisily

   "The children crunched the celery sticks"

   Synonyms:
   munch, bray, craunch, grind, mash, cranch, scraunch, scranch, crackle, comminute

7. grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminuteverb

   reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

   "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

   Synonyms:
   flirt, craunch, crackle, dig, travail, squelch, cranch, dally, labour, coquet, chat up, romance, comminute, crush, coquette, scraunch, butterfly, scranch, squeeze, munch, grind, grate, toil, bray, labor, hee-haw, mash, squash, moil, philander, drudge

Matched Categories

1. • Chew
   • Noise
   • Press
   • Situation

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1. List of paraphrases for "crunch":

   crisis, strangulation, contraction

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1. Motorist Dawn Nelson:

   I was just a second or two behind Lead Pastor James Ludlow, i could hear the three crunch sounds and then it just came down.

2. Alyssa Henry:

   Sellers can get stuck in a cash flow crunch, square card is geared toward helping solve that pain point.

3. Red Star coach Dejan Radonjic:

   We are delighted to have treated our fans to such a splendid win against the defending European champions, i want to thank the supporters for lifting us at crunch time. The players also showed great character when the match seemed to be slipping away from us and in the end it was a morale-boosting performance.

4. Cara Hermanson:

   Baby corn has a different texture, more of a snap to it, canned baby corn is cooked a little bit, so instead of having these layers of slightly sweet and earthy and very vegetal, it tastes like the liquid. It’s crunchy but mushy at the same time. It doesn’t have the snap, the crunch and the life that fresh corn has.

5. Jen Welter:

   I said (to Hearvey), 'Is that all you got?' they (Crunch players) were getting all alive, and I had to say something. I didn't want them to think I was intimidated.