crunch

  1. Verb.  to crush something with a noisy crackling sound, especially with reference to food.
  2. Verb.  to be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
  3. Verb.  (slang) to calculate or otherwise process (e.g. ''to crunch numbers'': to perform mathematical calculations).
  4. Noun.  A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
  5. Noun.  A critical moment or event.
  6. Noun.  (exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.