ALL meanings of crunching
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C c - noun crunching The act of making a crunch noise. 1
- verb with object crunching to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise. 1
- verb with object crunching to crush or grind noisily. 1
- verb with object crunching to tighten or squeeze financially: The administration's policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation. 1
- verb without object crunching to chew with a crushing sound. 1
- verb without object crunching to produce, or proceed with, a crushing noise. 1
- noun crunching an act or sound of crunching. 1
- noun crunching a shortage or reduction of something needed or wanted: the energy crunch. 1
- noun crunching distress or depressed conditions due to such a shortage or reduction: a budget crunch. 1
- noun crunching a critical or dangerous situation: When the crunch comes, just do your best. 1
- idioms crunching crunch numbers, Computers. to perform a great many numerical calculations or extensive manipulations of numerical data. to process a large amount of data. 1
- verb crunching present participle of crunch. 0