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scrunch
[
skruhnch
,
skr
oo
nch
]
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scrunch
/
skrʌntʃ
,
skrʊntʃ
/
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[
skruhnch
,
skr
oo
nch
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to crunch, crush, or crumple.
2.
to contract; squeeze together:
I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.
verb (used without object)
3.
to squat or hunker (often followed by
down
).
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noun
4.
the act or
sound
of scrunching.
Origin:
1815–25;
perhaps expressive variant of
crunch
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scrunch
(skrʌntʃ)
—
vb
1.
to crumple, crush, or crunch or to be crumpled, crushed, or crunched
—
n
2.
the act or sound of scrunching
[C19: variant of
crunch
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
scrunch
1825, "to bite," intensive form of crunch. Meaning "to squeeze" is recorded from 1884.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
scrunch definition
[skrəntʃ]
tv.
to crush or crunch. :
I hate crowds. I am afraid people will scrunch me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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