1 [no obj] a : to make the loud sound of something being crushed
▪ The snow crunched underfoot.
b : to move along a surface that makes the loud sound of something being crushed
▪ We could hear the truck's tires crunching along the gravel road. 2 [+ obj] : to process (numbers, information, etc.) : to examine and analyze (numbers, information, etc.)
▪ When she crunched the numbers, she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said. — see also number cruncher
▪ The snow crunched underfoot.
b : to move along a surface that makes the loud sound of something being crushed
▪ We could hear the truck's tires crunching along the gravel road.
▪ When she crunched the numbers, she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said. — see also number cruncher
crunch on [phrasal verb]
crunch on (something) : to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound
▪ She crunched on a carrot while watching TV. ▪ crunching on potato chips
▪ She crunched on a carrot while watching TV. ▪ crunching on potato chips





