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cranch
/
krɑntʃ
/
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krahnch
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
noun
crunch.
Origin:
1740–50;
perhaps blend of
crash
1
and
crunch
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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cranch
verb
press or grind with a crushing noise [syn:
crunch
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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