scrunch

scrunch
/skrunch, skroonch/, v.t.
1. to crunch, crush, or crumple.
2. to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.
v.i.
3. to squat or hunker (often fol. by down).
n.
4. the act or sound of scrunching.
[1815-25; perh. expressive var. of CRUNCH]

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  • Scrunch — Scrunch, v. t. & v. i. [Cf. {Scranch}, {Crunch}.] To scranch; to crunch. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrunch — 1825, to bite, intensive form of crunch. Meaning to squeeze is recorded from 1884 …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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