LEARNit Dictionary

crunch

noun

a noise like the sound of something hard being pressed or crushed

صدای خرد شدن

an important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information

بحران, مرحله حساس, وضعیت بحرانی, لحظهٔ حساس, موقعیت اضطراری, اطلاع دشوار

The crunch came when she returned from America.

He always says he'll help but when it comes to the crunch he does nothing.

The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.

a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of something, especially money

بحران, کمبود, تنگنا

the budget/energy/housing crunch

Higher grain prices are putting a crunch on cattle feeders.

see also credit crunch

an exercise for making your stomach muscles strong, in which you lie on your back on the floor and raise the top part of your body to a sitting position

حرکت کرانچ, تمرین شکم

verb

to bite something noisily between your teeth when you are eating

جویدن با صدا, خرچ خرچ کردن, خرت خرت جویدن

to make a noise like something hard being pressed or crushed; to cause something to make a noise like this

صدای خش خش کردن, له کردن, صدای خرد شدن ایجاد کردن

The snow crunched under our feet.

Snow crunched underfoot.

synonym scrunch

to move over a surface, making a noise like the sound of something hard being pressed or crushed

خرچ‌خرچ کردن, صدای شکنندگی دادن

I crunched across the gravel to the front door.

to deal with large amounts of data very quickly

پردازش سریع داده‌ها, محاسبه سریع

We are waiting for the results officials who are still crunching numbers.