crunches

Noun

crunch (plural crunches)

1. Crunchiness.
   • I like the crunch of those crackers.
2. (generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
   • Smear the peanut butter, fluff, and a bit of the nutella all over, even to the very edge of the wrap. Sprinkle the crunches on top and then start rolling from one of the non-trimmed edges2014 December 18, “Fluffernutter and Nutella Yule Log”, in The Lovely Crazy
3. A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

   Synonyms:

   crisp, crumble

4. A critical moment or event.
   • It always pains me (slightly) when a flaming young radical like Neil Miller turns out when the crunch comes to be such an ardent defender of the status quo.1976 August 21, A. Nolder Gay, “Another View”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 4
   1. A problem that leads to a crisis.
      • The crunch is characterized by extremely depressed liquidity and deteriorated balance sheet positions for households, corporations, and financial institutions[…]1994, Martin H. Wolfson, Financial Crises: Understanding the Postwar U.S. Experience, page 22
   2. (slang) The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

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