crunch in WordNet English dictionary

1. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
   "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
   grind  mash  crunch  bray  comminute 
   
2. make a crushing noise
   "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
   crunch  scranch  scraunch  crackle 
   
3. press or grind with a crushing noise
   crunch  cranch  craunch  grind 
   
4. chew noisily
   "The children crunched the celery sticks"
   crunch  munch 
   

1. the act of crushing
   crush  crunch  compaction 
   
2. the sound of something crunching
   "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
   crunch 
   
3. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
   "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
   crunch