Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)crunchthe sound of something crunching“he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path” (n)cruncha critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)“an end-of-the-year crunch”,
“a financial crunch” Verbs
(v)crunch, munchcrush with the teeth, making a grinding sound“The children crunched the celery sticks” (v)grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminutereduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading“grind the spices in a mortar”,
“mash the garlic”