craunch
craunch verb: to crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
Verb
craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)
- To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
- She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve-penny loaves.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag)
Noun
craunch (plural craunches)
- A grinding or crunching sound.
- He sat down to write, and occupied himself with certain papers, until there was a far-off sound of wheels: some vehicle was slowly entering the great gates; a craunch upon the gravel sweep.1867, Once a Week, page 242
- A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.
Forms of craunch
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | craunches |
| present participle | craunching |
| past participle | craunched |
| past | craunched |
| Noun | |
| plural | craunches |
Origin of craunch
See crunch.
Words formed from craunch
Questions about craunch
- What does craunch mean?
- Craunch means to crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
- What part of speech is craunch?
- Craunch can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of craunch?
- The past tense of craunch is craunched.
Words near craunch in the dictionary
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