Synonyms

scrunch

[skruhnch, skroonch] Origin

scrunch

[skruhnch, skroonch]
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]

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Word Origin & History

scrunch
1825, "to bite," intensive form of crunch. Meaning "to squeeze" is recorded from 1884.
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scrunch definition

[skrəntʃ]
  1. 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.
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