crunch

• Ein Substantiv, das ein knackendes oder knirschendes Geräusch bezeichnet, oft beim Zerquetschen oder Zerbrechen von etwas Hartem, sowie eine bestimmte Art von körperlicher Übung, insbesondere eine Bauchmuskelübung.

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.

   Knirschen

   • 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.

   Synonymecrackcracklegratinggrindraspscrunchsnap

2. B2informal

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

   entscheidender Moment

   • 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.

   Synonymeclimaxcrisiscruxmoment of truthshowdownturning point

3. B1informal

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

   Crunches

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

   Synonymecurl upsit-up

• Verb, das das geräuschvolle Zerdrücken oder Zermahlen von etwas beschreibt oder metaphorisch für die Verarbeitung großer Datenmengen oder Zahlen steht.

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.

   Knackend zerdrücken

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

   Synonymechampchompgrindmunchscrunch

2. Process dataB2informalIT

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

   Daten verarbeiten

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

   Synonymeanalyzecalculatecomputemanipulateprocess

3. Make a crunching soundA2informal

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

   Knirschen

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

   Synonymecracklecrepitatecrinklescrunch