Crunch

Definitions

1. A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
2. A critical moment or event.
3. A problem that leads to a crisis.
4. A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
5. The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
   slang
6. A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
7. The symbol #.
   US
8. A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
9. A shortage.
   slang
10. Moderate distortion.

Equivalents

13 more languages

العربيةالأزمةقَرْمَشَةمضغ

Bosanskitresak

Danskknase

Ελληνικάδαγκώνωλαχταρώμασάωμασουλίζωτραγανίζωτραγάνισμα+ 3 more

Esperantokraki

Suomikarahdusmurskatanarskuaratinaratistarouskerouskutusrusahdustosipaikkavatsarutistus+ 7 more

Hrvatskitresak

한국어아작

Polskichrupaniechrupotchrzest

Русскийхрустхрустетьхрустнуть

Српскиtresak

Svenskafrasknaprandeknastraknastrandekrossas+ 2 more

Українськаскрип

Examples

“It always pains me (slightly) when a flaming young radical like⟳ Neil Miller turns out when the crunch comes to be such an ardent defender of the status quo.”

“The friends, on the contrary, argue⟳ that Job does not "know⟳", that only God knows; yet, when it comes to the crunch, they themselves seem to know⟳ as much as God knows: for example, that Job is a guilty sinner.”

“The crunch is characterized by extremely depressed liquidity and deteriorated balance sheet positions for households, corporations, and financial institutions[…]”

“But even I draw⟳ the line at “doing crunches” in designer clothes. Fashion sneakers are for swanking around the shops, not for running in. And so, like⟳ everyone else, I wear⟳ grotty old tracksuits earmarked for Oxfam, and tragic free festival T-shirts that give⟳ away my age.”

“Smear the peanut butter, fluff, and a bit of the nutella all over, even to the very edge of the wrap⟳. Sprinkle the crunches on top and then start⟳ rolling from one of the non-trimmed edges”

“But a supply⟳ crunch, which is already affecting the drive⟳, could slow it down further.”

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