scrunch
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scrunch
 (skrŭnch, skro͝onch)v. scrunched, scrunch·ing, scrunch·es
v.tr.
1. To crush or crunch.
2. To crumple or squeeze; hunch: scrunched up their shoulders; scrunch one's nose against a window.
v.intr.
1. To hunch: "The men scrunched closer" (Susan Dworski).
2. To move with or make a crunching sound: scrunching along the gravel path.
n.
A crunching sound.
[Probably alteration of crunch.]
scrunch′a·ble adj.
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scrunch
(skrÊntÊ)vb
to crumple, crush, or crunch or to be crumpled, crushed, or crunched
n
the act or sound of scrunching
[C19: variant of crunch]
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scrunch
(skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ)v.t.
1. to crunch or crush.
2. to contract; squeeze together: I scrunched my shoulders.
v.i. 3. to squat or hunker (often fol. by down).
n. 4. the act or sound of scrunching.
[1815–25; expressive alter. of crunch]
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scrunch
Past participle: scrunched
Gerund: scrunching
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Noun | 1. | scrunch - a crunching noise noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
Verb | 1. | scrunch - make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants |
2. | scrunch - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" | |
3. | scrunch - 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" fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
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scrunch
verb
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scrunch
[ˈskrʌntʃ] vi (= crunch) → crisser
The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet → Le sable sur le sol crissait sous nos pas.
Her feet scrunch on the gravel → Ses pas crissent sur le gravier.
The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet → Le sable sur le sol crissait sous nos pas.
Her feet scrunch on the gravel → Ses pas crissent sur le gravier.
vt
[+ paper, material] → chiffonner
to scrunch one's nose → froncer le nez
to scrunch one's nose → froncer le nez
scrunch up
vt sep [+ paper, cloth] → chiffonnerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scrunch
n → Knirschen nt; the car came up the snowy road with a scrunch of tyres (Brit) or tires (US) → die Reifen des Wagens knirschten auf der schneebedeckten StraÃe
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