| buttercrunch | (n) lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves |
| credit crunch | (n) a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high, Syn. liquidity crisis, squeeze |
| crunch | (n) the sound of something crunching, Example: he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path |
| crunch | (n) a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources), Example: an end-of-the year crunch; a financial crunch |
| crunch | (v) make a crushing noise, Syn. scraunch, crackle, scranch, Example: his shoes were crunching on the gravel |
| crunch | (v) press or grind with a crushing noise, See also: grind down, Syn. grind, cranch, craunch |
| crunch | (v) chew noisily, Syn. munch, Example: The children crunched the celery sticks |
| number cruncher | (n) someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations |
| number cruncher | (n) a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second |
| number crunching | (n) performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
| scrunch | (n) a crunching noise |
| crump | (v) make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants, Syn. thud, scrunch |
| crush | (n) the act of crushing, Syn. compaction, crunch |
| grind | (v) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading, Syn. mash, bray, comminute, crunch, Example: grind the spices in a mortar; mash the garlic |
| squat | (v) sit on one's heels, Syn. hunker, hunker down, scrunch, crouch, scrunch up, Example: In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting; The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm |
| stomach exercise | (n) an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles, Syn. tummy crunch |
| wrinkle | (v) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in, Syn. scrunch, ruckle, crinkle, crease, crisp, scrunch up, Example: The dress got wrinkled; crease the paper like this to make a crane |
| いざと言う時;いざという時 | [いざというとき, izatoiutoki] (exp) (See いざ) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| いざ鎌倉 | [いざかまくら, izakamakura] (n) case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| くちゃくちゃ | [kuchakucha] (adv, adv-to, adj-na) (on-mim) crunching; crumpling; messy [Add to Longdo] |
| こりこり | [korikori] (adv, adv-to, vs) (1) (on-mim) crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; (2) (on-mim) firm (musculature); (3) (on-mim) stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| さくさく;サクサク | [sakusaku ; sakusaku] (adv, adv-to, vs) (1) (on-mim) crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; flaky (as in pastry); (2) (on-mim) crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); (3) (on-mim) doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; proceeding smoothly; (4) (on-mim) (arch) sound of pouring liquid; (5) (on-mim) (arch) speaking clearly [Add to Longdo] |
| さくっ;サクッ | [sakutsu ; sakutsu] (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) with a crunching or grinding sound; (2) quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently; (3) (See さくさく・1) crispily; crunchily [Add to Longdo] |
| ざっくざっく | [zakkuzakku] (adv) crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp [Add to Longdo] |
| しゃきっと;シャキッと | [shakitto ; shakitsu to] (adv) (1) (See すっきり) crisp; crunchy; (2) refreshing; straight; firm; sharp; smart and stylish [Add to Longdo] |
| じゃりじゃり | [jarijari] (adv, adv-to, adj-na, vs) (on-mim) crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| ばりばり(P);バリバリ | [baribari (P); baribari] (adj-na, adv, n) (on-mim) tearing; crunching (sound); work hard; actively; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| ぱりっと | [paritto] (adv, vs) (1) (col) dashing; classy; posh; new; modern; (2) crisp; crisply; crunchy [Add to Longdo] |
| ぼりぼり;ぽりぽり | [boribori ; poripori] (adv, adv-to) (1) (on-mim) munching; crunching; (2) (on-mim) scratching [Add to Longdo] |
| ぼりぼり食べる | [ぼりぼりたべる, boriboritaberu] (exp, v1) to eat with a munching or crunching sound [Add to Longdo] |
| むしゃむしゃ | [mushamusha] (adv) munch; crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| カリカリ;かりかり | [karikari ; karikari] (adj-na, adv-to, adv, vs) (1) (on-mim) (See こりこり・1) crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; (adv-to, adv, vs) (2) (on-mim) grumpily; touchily; edgily; irritably [Add to Longdo] |
| カリット | [karitto] (n) crunchy [Add to Longdo] |
| クランチ | [kuranchi] (n) crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| クレジットクランチ | [kurejittokuranchi] (n) credit crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| シュシュ | [shushu] (n) (uk) scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric [Add to Longdo] |
| バリン | [barin] (n) (1) valine; (adv) (2) (on-mim) (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| ビッグクランチ | [biggukuranchi] (n) big crunch (theoretical reversal of the big bang resulting in the demise of the universe) [Add to Longdo] |
| ボキボキ;ぼきぼき | [bokiboki ; bokiboki] (adv, adv-to) (on-mim) cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound [Add to Longdo] |
| 我利我利 | [がりがり;ガリガリ, garigari ; garigari] (adj-na, n) (1) (uk) skin and bones; appearing to be underweight; (adv) (2) with a grinding, crunching, scratching (sound); (3) desperately; recklessly; (adj-no) (4) crunchy hardness; (5) selfishness; selfish person [Add to Longdo] |
| 噛みしだく | [かみしだく, kamishidaku] (v5k, vt) (1) to crush with the teeth; to crunch; (2) to simplify [Add to Longdo] |
| 噛み砕く;噛砕く | [かみくだく, kamikudaku] (v5k, vt) (1) to crunch; to masticate; (2) to simplify; to explain plainly [Add to Longdo] |
| 金融引き締め;金融引締め | [きんゆうひきしめ, kinyuuhikishime] (n) monetary tightening; credit squeeze; credit crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| 歯触り | [はざわり, hazawari] (n) texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food [Add to Longdo] |
| 煮干;煮干し | [にぼし, niboshi] (n) (small crunchy) dried sardines [Add to Longdo] |
| 信用危機 | [しんようきき, shinyoukiki] (n) credit crunch [Add to Longdo] |
| 数合わせ | [かずあわせ, kazuawase] (n) making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching [Add to Longdo] |
| 天かす;天滓 | [てんかす, tenkasu] (n) (See 天ぷら) tenkasu (crunchy bits of deep-fried dough produced as a byproduct of cooking tempura) [Add to Longdo] |
| 齧る;噛る;囓る | [かじる, kajiru] (v5r, vt) (1) to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of; (2) to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument) [Add to Longdo] |
