crunch

• اسم يشير إلى صوت طقطقة أو قرمشة حادة ناتجة عن سحق أو كسر شيء صلب، أو إلى نوع من التمارين الرياضية لعضلات البطن.

A noun referring to a sharp, crackling sound, often associated with crushing or breaking something hard, or a specific type of physical exercise.

1. A2informal

   A loud, sharp, crushing sound, like when something is crushed or broken.

   صوت الطحن

   • I heard the crunch of leaves under my feet.
   • The crunch of the apple was satisfying.
   • The car made a loud crunch when it hit the barrier.

   المرادفاتcrackcracklegratinggrindraspscrunchsnap

2. B2informal

   A decisive or critical moment, often involving pressure or a difficult situation.

   لحظة الحسم

   • When it comes to the crunch, he always makes the right decision.
   • The team faced a financial crunch and had to cut costs.
   • We are in a time crunch and need to finish this quickly.

   المرادفاتclimaxcrisiscruxmoment of truthshowdownturning point

3. B1informal

   An exercise that strengthens the abdominal muscles, typically performed by lying on the back and lifting the shoulders.

   تمرين البطن

   • She does 50 crunches every morning.
   • Crunches are great for building core strength.
   • He added crunches to his workout routine.

   المرادفاتcurl upsit-up

• فعل يُستخدم لوصف سحق شيء ما أو طحنه بصوت مسموع، أو مجازيًا لمعالجة كميات كبيرة من البيانات أو الأرقام.

A verb used to describe the act of crushing or grinding something noisily, or metaphorically to process large amounts of data or numbers.

1. Crush noisilyA2informal

   To crush something, especially food, with a loud, crackling sound.

   سحق مع صوت

   • She crunched the apple loudly.
   • He crunched the ice cubes between his teeth.
   • The dog crunched the bone in its mouth.

   المرادفاتchampchompgrindmunchscrunch

2. Process dataB2informalIT

   To process large amounts of data or numbers, often quickly or intensively.

   معالجة البيانات

   • The computer crunched the data overnight.
   • We need to crunch the numbers before the meeting.
   • The software crunches millions of records per second.

   المرادفاتanalyzecalculatecomputemanipulateprocess

3. Make a crunching soundA2informal

   To make a loud, crackling sound when walking on something like gravel or snow.

   يُصدر صوت crunch

   • The snow crunched under his boots.
   • Gravel crunched as the car drove over it.
   • Her footsteps crunched on the dry leaves.

   المرادفاتcracklecrepitatecrinklescrunch