Word Finder - crunch

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A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.

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A critical moment or event.

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A problem that leads to a crisis.

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(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

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The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

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A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

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• crisp
• crumble

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(generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

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To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

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When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery.

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To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

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Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.

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To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

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That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.

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To grind or press with violence and noise.

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To emit a grinding or crunching noise.

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To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.

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To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.

The lettuce added crunch to the sandwich.

With a boom and a crunch, it folded in a cloud of smoke.

She heard the crunch of snow beneath boots.

She marveled at the soft crunch of gravel beneath her shoes.

She tossed a couple kibbles under the bed and heard the cat crunch them.

She vaulted over a low stone wall, landing with a crunch in the dead grass on the other side.

He made an audible crunch when he jumped onto the snowy roof.

He paused when he heard footsteps crunch on the straw behind the fence.

He heard tires crunch on gravel outside the cabin.

Both will give you fresh popcorn with plenty of crunch.

A 2009 article in Tech Crunch showed that Google took 65% of the total searches for that year, and 90% of the growth.

Bend your knees as you perform the crunch.

She marveled at the world, the gentle sunshine, beautiful sky, the fragrant ocean breeze that ruffled her pink-striped blond hair, the soft crunch of gravel beneath her shoes.

She turned in time to see Rhyn drop with an audible crunch from the air to the snowy roof.

Assume the crunch position on the core ball.

She stood and the forgotten book dropped to the ground with an audible crunch.

She'd heard the crunch of snow beneath boots indicating someone had appeared without her seeing anyone.

I never put myself into a final " big crunch " situation.

Members of the guidance department were furloughed for the summer because of the school's budget crunch and could not be found.

Ah, where are the old dears who smelled of lavender and gave small altar boys stripy mints they couldn't crunch!

Spinach and cheese filo pastries also had a great crunch and weren't too heavy.

It's a classic, again with a very classic vinegarette, with added crunch from flaked almonds and optional lardons or pancetta.

Try adding crunch by tossing in toasted, chopped walnuts and fresh herbs such as chives, mint and flat-leafed parsley.

New creative financing options, such as the interest only mortgage, can help homeowners free up funds during times of stress or crisis or in an economic crunch.

Simply perform a traditional crunch while holding a plate weight across your chest.

This movement is like an abdominal crunch for your neck.

That is the crunch - the certification of an accredited qualification NOT ILT membership.

The ' old ' is emphasized by the imagery of the second line, the fading sunlight and autumnal crunch of leaves.

When Mark left to get lunch during a crunch time, Tym decided he'd have to let him go.

Drop nibs into homemade smoothies before blending to add small bites of crunch and a very subtle chocolate flavor and cocoa color.

In other words, your wedding cake will "crunch in the mouth."

A lot of gym teachers teach basic sit-ups, which is an adequate move; the efficiency of the full sit-up versus the crunch (where only the head and shoulders leave the floor) is still debated.

Imagine you have a rope attached to your chest that pulls it up towards the ceiling as you tighten your abdominals to crunch to a flexed position.

Straighten down over the ball, and then use your obliques to crunch up.

Places like Crunch Fitness offer Urban Rebounding classes that are perfect for people who do not want to purchase equipment for home or who are looking to vary their regular workout schedule.

Perform a crunch, making sure that the ball stays in place.

Additionally, the Ab Roller scored the same as the traditional crunch and the Ab Rocker was 80 percent less effective than the crunch.

In 2001, they funded a study that compared various types of abdominal exercise machines with traditional abdominal exercises, such as the crunch and the leg raise.

Perform 10 repetitions of the straight crunch and 16 repetitions, or eight to each side of the oblique exercise.

Abdominal crunch machines, sit-ups, twists and EMS-machines all work to strengthen the muscles.

Crunches - The classic abdominal crunch goes a long way to securing the whole midsection.

As with all Crunch workouts, it's always an enjoyable home workout.

Focusing on decreasing the distance between the pelvis and the ribcage, crunch together as you bend forward.

Consciously use your abs to decrease the distance between your ribcage and your pelvis as you crunch.

Do a normal crunch, but bring your left elbow to your right ankle, targeting the side abdominal muscles.

The classic crunch is probably the most common exercise of all.

Place your hands next to your neck or across the chest (don't tug at the back of the head) and crunch your abs together so your shoulders are lifted a few inches off the ground.

Lie on your back like you would when starting a classic crunch, with your hips at about 45 degree and knees at a 90 degree angle.

Most of these machines allow you to vary the angle of the crunch, so that you can work your obliques.

The Six Second Ab machine has a clicking device, which provides three clicks for the flexing phase of the crunch and three clicks for the return.