crunch
US /krʌntʃ/
・UK /krʌntʃ/
B2
verb
- To crush something into pieces
- To chew noisily with a crackling sound
other
- To process large quantities of data.
- To chew or crush noisily with the teeth.
noun
- A difficult time (e.g. for the economy)
- An abdominal exercise performed by contracting the abdominal muscles.
- A critical situation or difficult problem.
- A sound like something being crushed.
other
- To make a crushing or grinding sound when walked on or pressed.