Word Finder - crunched

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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 snow crunched under their feet and the icy carried Katie's words back in a cloud of steam.

Darian's boots crunched snow as he moved closer.

She crunched up her face, then used her index finger to wipe Elisabeth's thumb.

Wheels crunched on gravel as a car stopped in her drive.

She crunched through the snow back to the house and removed her coat and boots before entering the living room.

Her shoes were crunched down in the back and no one had ever seen her in stockings.

Jonny's feet crunched in the snow until he reached the rocky area on the west side of the mountain.

Boots crunched on gravel behind her.

Boots crunched on gravel and she looked up to find Alex watching her.

Snow crunched under her feet and quickly soaked her flimsy slippers.

It won't fold up into the smallest package, but if you're not crunched for space on your trip, it may make downtime much more pleasant at the campsite.

If you're crunched for time and have a medium to long hairstyle, you can keep your look timeless with a fast updo.

If it's about long-term savings and you've crunched your numbers, it may be a great deal.

If you still find yourself crunched for time but feel compelled to help, meet together at the dinner table one evening and decide upon one Saturday a month where you all can go make a difference in the life of someone else.

Tires crunched on gravel and he glanced out the door.

Trees were taller and gray chunks of gravel crunched under Keds and bicycle tires like Cheerios between small teeth.

For the time crunched, almost anyone can fit a 30 Minute Workout Plan into their day.

Snow crunched underfoot as he moved closer to the portal.