craunch

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verb

To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

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crunchcranchgrind
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Meanings

verbcraunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)

present singular third person craunches · participle present craunching · participle past craunched · past craunched

  1. archaictransitiveTo crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

    She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve-penny loaves.

    1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag)
nouncraunch (plural craunches)

plural craunches

  1. archaicA grinding or crunching sound.

    He sat down to write, and occupied himself with certain papers, until there was a far-off sound of wheels: some vehicle was slowly entering the great gates; a craunch upon the gravel sweep.

    1867, Once a Week, page 242
  2. businessA portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpress or grind with a crushing noise

Similar
crunchcranchgrind
Broader
press
Also see
crunchgrind

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

See crunch.

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APA

craunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craunch

MLA

“craunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craunch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craunch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craunch.

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