crunch

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
   • And their white tusks crunch'd o'er the whiter skull,
2. 2

   To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

   • Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.
3. 3

   To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers

   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.
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   1. 4

      To grind or press with violence and noise.

      • The sound of our vessel crunching her way through the new ice is not easy to be described.
   2. 5

      To emit a grinding or crunching noise.

      • There were sounds in the air above his head – sounds of the crunching and rattling of the loose, smooth stones as his neighbors moved about[…]
   3. 6

      To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are…

      To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised.

   4. 7

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

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

      • PackIt will not crunch executables, unless told to do so.
   5. 8

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

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

   6. 9

      A noisy crackling sound

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

   7. 10

      A critical moment or event.

      • 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.
   8. 11

      A problem that leads to a crisis.

      • The crunch is characterized by extremely depressed liquidity and deteriorated balance sheet positions for households, corporations, and financial institutions[…]
   9. 12

      A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in…

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

   10. 13

       The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks…

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

   11. 14

       A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

   12. 15

       The symbol #.

   13. 16

       A small piece created by crushing

       A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

       • 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
   14. 17

       A shortage.

       • But a supply crunch, which is already affecting the drive, could slow it down further.
   15. 18

       Moderate distortion.

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