Definitions:

1. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) noun
   • an endofthe year crunch
2. the sound of something crunching noun
   • They heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path.
3. to chew noisily verb
   • The children crunched the celery sticks
4. to make a crushing noise verb
   • Their shoes were crunching on the gravel.
5. to press or grind with a crushing noise verb
   • I crunched on chips.

Synonyms:

• bray
• champ
• chomp
• comminute
• crackle
• cranch
• craunch
• crush
• grind
• mash
• munch
• scranch
• scraunch