- scrunch
- scrunch 1825, "to bite," intensive form of crunch. Meaning "to squeeze" is recorded from 1884.
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scrunch — [skrʌntʃ] v [i]informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: crunch] if stones, leaves etc scrunch as you walk on them, they make a noisy sound ▪ The dry leaves scrunched under our feet. >scrunch n [singular] ▪ the scrunch of gravel scrunch up [scrunch… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scrunch — Scrunch, v. t. & v. i. [Cf. {Scranch}, {Crunch}.] To scranch; to crunch. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrunch — [v] crumple compress, crumple up, crunch, rumple, squash, squeeze; concept 184 … New thesaurus
scrunch — ► VERB 1) make a loud crunching noise. 2) crush or squeeze into a compact mass. ► NOUN ▪ a loud crunching noise. ORIGIN probably imitative … English terms dictionary
scrunch — [skrunch] vt., vi. [< CRUNCH, with emphatic initial s ] 1. to crunch, crush, or crumple 2. to hunch, huddle, or squeeze n. a crunching or crumpling sound … English World dictionary
scrunch — [[t]skrʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] scrunches, scrunching, scrunched 1) VERB If something scrunches, it makes a loud sound as it is pressed or crushed or as it presses or crushes something else. [V prep] The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet... [V prep]… … English dictionary
scrunch — scrunch1 [ skrʌntʃ ] verb 1. ) scrunch or scrunch up transitive to press or squeeze something into a smaller shape: He scrunched up the letter and stuffed it in his pocket. a ) to squeeze a part of your body into a different shape: She scrunches… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrunch — I UK [skrʌntʃ] / US verb Word forms scrunch : present tense I/you/we/they scrunch he/she/it scrunches present participle scrunching past tense scrunched past participle scrunched 1) [intransitive] informal to make a loud noise like something… … English dictionary
scrunch up — verb 1. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in The dress got wrinkled crease the paper like this to make a crane • Syn: ↑wrinkle, ↑ruckle, ↑crease, ↑crinkle, ↑scrunch, ↑c … Useful english dictionary
scrunch — verb (I) informal if stones or other objects scrunch under your feet, they make a noisy sound when you walk on them: The pebbles scrunched as we walked along the beach. scrunch sth up phrasal verb (T) to crush and twist something into a small… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
