Crunch

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1. Verb

To chew with force and noise; to craunch.

2. Verb

To grind or press with violence and noise.

3. Verb

To emit a grinding or craunching noise.

4. Verb

To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.

5. Noun

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"
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