Meaning of "crunch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRUNCH

Changed (through influence of munch) from earlier craunch, of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRUNCH

crunch  [krʌntʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRUNCH

Crunch is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crunch in English.

WHAT DOES CRUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crunch in the English dictionary

The first definition of crunch in the dictionary is to bite or chew with a crushing or crackling sound. Other definition of crunch is to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle sound. Crunch is also to perform calculations on on a large scale.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRUNCH

PRESENT

Present

I crunch

you crunch

he/she/it crunches

we crunch

you crunch

they crunch

Present continuous

I am crunching

you are crunching

he/she/it is crunching

we are crunching

you are crunching

they are crunching

Present perfect

I have crunched

you have crunched

he/she/it has crunched

we have crunched

you have crunched

they have crunched

Present perfect continuous

I have been crunching

you have been crunching

he/she/it has been crunching

we have been crunching

you have been crunching

they have been crunching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crunched

you crunched

he/she/it crunched

we crunched

you crunched

they crunched

Past continuous

I was crunching

you were crunching

he/she/it was crunching

we were crunching

you were crunching

they were crunching

Past perfect

I had crunched

you had crunched

he/she/it had crunched

we had crunched

you had crunched

they had crunched

Past perfect continuous

I had been crunching

you had been crunching

he/she/it had been crunching

we had been crunching

you had been crunching

they had been crunching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crunch

you will crunch

he/she/it will crunch

we will crunch

you will crunch

they will crunch

Future continuous

I will be crunching

you will be crunching

he/she/it will be crunching

we will be crunching

you will be crunching

they will be crunching

Future perfect

I will have crunched

you will have crunched

he/she/it will have crunched

we will have crunched

you will have crunched

they will have crunched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crunching

you will have been crunching

he/she/it will have been crunching

we will have been crunching

you will have been crunching

they will have been crunching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crunch

you would crunch

he/she/it would crunch

we would crunch

you would crunch

they would crunch

Conditional continuous

I would be crunching

you would be crunching

he/she/it would be crunching

we would be crunching

you would be crunching

they would be crunching

Conditional perfect

I would have crunch

you would have crunch

he/she/it would have crunch

we would have crunch

you would have crunch

they would have crunch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crunching

you would have been crunching

he/she/it would have been crunching

we would have been crunching

you would have been crunching

they would have been crunching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crunch
we let´s crunch
you crunch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crunch

Past participle

crunched

Present Participle

crunching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRUNCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crunch» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crunch

champ · chomp · grind · masticate · munch

TRANSLATION OF CRUNCH

Find out the translation of crunch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crunch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crunch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼
• Translator English - Spanish: mascar
• English: crunch
• Translator English - Hindi: संकट
• Translator English - Arabic: أزمة
• Translator English - Russian: кризис
• Translator English - Portuguese: mastigar
• Translator English - Bengali: কড়্কড়্ শব্দ
• Translator English - French: croquer
• Translator English - Malay: Kesakitan
• Translator English - German: knabbern
• Translator English - Japanese: バリバリとかむ
• Translator English - Korean: 아삭아삭 씹어 먹다
• Translator English - Javanese: Crunch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khủng hoảng
• Translator English - Tamil: நெருக்கடி
• Translator English - Marathi: आवाज
• Translator English - Turkish: çatırtı
• Translator English - Italian: sgranocchiare
• Translator English - Polish: crunch
• Translator English - Ukrainian: криза
• Translator English - Romanian: criza
• Translator English - Greek: κρίση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: crunch
• Translator English - Swedish: crunch
• Translator English - Norwegian: knase

10 QUOTES WITH «CRUNCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crunch.

1

Marsha Blackburn

Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years.

2

J. Carter Brown

No one will understand a Japanese garden until you've walked through one, and you hear the crunch underfoot, and you smell it, and you experience it over time. Now there's no photograph or any movie that can give you that experience.

3

Jimmy Carr

They say the people most affected by the credit crunch are pensioners - well, let go of the handbag then, Nanna.

4

Jarvis Cocker

I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way.

5

Alexandra Guarnaschelli

I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time.

6

Bradley James

In Merlin, Arthur has a very loyal friend who keeps him on his toes. Arthur enjoys those challenges, and there is a lot of great banter between them. Meanwhile, in Arthur, Merlin has a friend he can really rely on. Merlin knows that when it comes the crunch, Arthur will always do the right thing.

7

Karen Mills

In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital.

8

Jon Postel

But as soon as we got that higher speed access to the home there's going to be a tremendous crunch on the backbones for a much higher speed bandwidth. People really ought to be planning for that.

9

Nouriel Roubini

In an extreme credit crunch, leveraged purchases of gold cause forced sales, because any price correction triggers margin calls. As a result, gold can be very volatile - upward and downward - at the peak of a crisis.

10

Tamara Taylor

Anything salty and crunch is a world of perfection to me. Put chips in front of me, and I will eat to the bottom of the bag. Because I have the tendency to do this, I found these amazing Eden Brown Rice Chips. They're the perfect amount of salt and crunch, and there's nothing in them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUNCH»

Discover the use of crunch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crunch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crunch

Suddenly everyone needs a bike. And nobody wants to wait. Meanwhile, the crunch has stranded Dewey's parents far up north with an empty fuel tank and no way home.

Leslie Connor, 2010

Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (and Other Unsolved ...

In "Crunch," he offers entertaining, informative, and direct answers to a set of compelling economic questions posed by ordinary people.

Jared Bernstein, 2008

Crunch!: A History of the Great American Potato Chip

A History of the Great American Potato Chip tells the story of this crispy, salty treat, from the early sales of locally made chips at corner groceries, county fairs, and cafes to the mass marketing and corporate consolidation of the modern ...

Dirk Burhans, 2008

Unravelling the Credit Crunch

This book shows us how the actions of many financial institutions, regulatory bodies, central banks, and investment managers adversely affected the entire financial system.

David Murphy, 2009

Crunch: Big Hitters,Shot Blockers & Bone Crushers: A History ...

Crunch introduces bodychecking and shotblocking players, power forwards, agitators, and fighters, from the legendary warriors-on-ice such as Gordie Howe and Bobby Baun, to the current tough-guy stars of the NHL, including Darren McCarty, ...

Kevin Allen, 1999

Credit Crunch Health Care: How Economics Can Save Our ...

This is economics with a human - and humane - face. Everyone concerned about health care needs to read this book.

Cam Donaldson, 2011

Crunch Time

Mariah Fredericks is the author of the bestselling novel The True Meaning of Cleavage. In a starred review Booklist said, "Fredericks, a first-time novelist, writes with amazing truth and perception.

Mariah Fredericks, 2010

Crunch Munch

A rhythmic description of the different ways in which various animals eat, from a frog eating flies to a cat lapping milk.

Jonathan London, 2002

Reindeer Crunch and Other Christmas Recipes

Have you ever munched on Wormy Apple Croissants? How about Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi? These are not your ordinary cookbooks! Easy step-by-step instructions guide you through each unique recipe.

Mary Meinking, 2010

Crunch: A Novel

On a trip to Mexico Bethany meets a child at an orphanage who must lose his foot.

Rick Bundschuh, Bethany Hamilton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crunch is used in the context of the following news items.

Crunch time? It may not be as bad as you think

While the GFC taught us all that a financial crisis can quickly leverage into a real life crunch, it also demonstrated the resilience of demand for ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

How cash crunch brought Greeks to their knees

Traffic in Athens has been unusually good recently. Living under capital controls forces people to spend as little as they can. That means cutting ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»

The Real Effect Of Forced Crunch On Production

We've always had a moral objection to crunch. We've always known it's there, and it's always been a point of contention, to the point of spouses ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»

Virginia Tech student housing crunch worsens with construction delay

The delayed opening of a new dormitory at Virginia Tech has worsened an on-campus housing crunch caused by a historically large freshman ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»

Maple Spelt Crunch Cookies

Maple Crunch Spelt is made with Starline Organics spelt grain and a hint of Sticky Pete's Maple Syrup, which is also available for purchase at ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

Downtown hotel confronts parking crunch

Owners of the Inn at the Commons have come head-to-head with a parking situation that threatens their busy event season coming up in ... «Mail Tribune, Jul 15»

Haute-N-Ready: Taco Bell Cap'n Crunch Balls

But the Cap'n Crunch Delights are interesting in that it is the first crossover that doesn't even make an attempt to sound like it hails from South of ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»

Young Greeks feel economic crunch

University of Iowa graduate student Tasos Papachristoudis said many of the college-age people he knows still in Greece are out of work as a ... «UI The Daily Iowan, Jul 15»

Crunch Time

PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photo. Hamilton-Wenham's Keegan O'Shea is safe at the plate after Gloucester's Zach Abbott misses the tag during the ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»

Citibank Developing Citicoin Cryptocurrency | Crunch Report

Link sharing app Lynx goes live, Tinder makes celebrity profiles verifiable, GoPro and Red Bull are a potentially great partnership, Netflix will ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»