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								the sound of something crunching he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
 2.
								a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
 an end-of-the year crunch
 a financial crunch
 3.
								the act of crushing
 
 'crunch' - used as a verb
 4.
								make crunching noises
 his shoes were crunching on the gravel
 5.
								press or grind with a crunching noise
 6.
								chew noisily
 The children crunched the celery sticks
 7.
								reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
 
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			| 1. Crunch / Plural crunches
 2. Crunch / Past
 crunched
 3. Crunch / Third Person
 crunches
 4. Crunch / Present Participle
 crunching
 
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