crunches in English

noun

1

a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing, moving over, or hitting something.

Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch

2

a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made.

when it comes to the crunch, you chicken out

synonyms: moment of truth, critical point, crux, crisis, decision time, zero hour, point of no return, showdown

3

a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up.

A strong torso is essential to correct posture, so exercises such as crunches for the abdominals and extensions for the back muscles can be extremely helpful.

verb

1

crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound.

she paused to crunch a ginger snap

synonyms: munch, chomp, bite into

2

process large amounts of information or perform operations of great complexity, especially by computer.

computers crunch data from real-world observations

noun

moment of truth, critical point, crux, crisis, decision time, zero hour, point of no return, showdown
crush, compaction

verb

munch, crackle, grind
munch, chomp, bite into
crackle, scranch
grind, cranch, craunch
munch
grind, bray, comminute, mash

Use "crunches" in a sentence

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