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crunch verb

  /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/
  • To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
sgranocchiare, croccare, scricchiolare
  • (slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
masticare
  • To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
spiaccicarsi
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