Crunch: alternatives and connections

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

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of Compress

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The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

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One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

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To masticate; to chew; to eat.

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To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

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Sound of any kind.

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An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

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Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Crooked; bent.

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A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.

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An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.

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A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter.

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To scranch; to crunch.

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A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow…

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To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.

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The action of reducing to dust or powder.

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To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.

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To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.

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To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the…

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The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

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To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

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See Craunch.

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To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

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To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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A mesh.

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To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.

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To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.

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