crunch (Verb) — Make a crushing noise. ex. "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
crunch (Verb) — Press or grind with a crushing noise.
crunch (Verb) — Chew noisily. ex. "The children crunched the celery sticks"
crunch (Verb) — Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading. ex. "crunch the spices in a mortar"
crunch (Noun) — The sound of something crunching. ex. "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
crunch (Noun) — A critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time, money or resources). ex. "an end-of-the-year crunch" ex. "a financial crunch"
crunch (Noun) — The act of crushing.