Crunches
/ˈkɹʌntʃɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Crunches
noun
- A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
- A critical moment or event.
- A problem that leads to a crisis.
- (exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
- The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
verb
- To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
- To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
"Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."
- To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."
- To grind or press with violence and noise.
- To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
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