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Textual thesaurus for "crunch"

(noun) crush, compaction

the act of crushing


(verb) bray, comminute, grind, mash

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

grind the spices in a mortar; mash the garlic


(verb) crackle, scranch, scraunch

make a crushing noise

his shoes were crunching on the gravel


(verb) munch

chew noisily

The children crunched the celery sticks


(verb) grind, cranch, craunch

press or grind with a crushing noise