crunch
part of speech
verb (crunch, crunches, crunched, crunching); noun (a crunch, crunches)
meaning for a pupil
1) To crunch means to bite or press something hard so it makes a loud cracking sound. tree →
2) A crunch is that sound. tree →
3) Crunches are an exercise like sit-ups for the stomach muscles. tree →
4) To crunch numbers is to do a lot of sums. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: counted exercises (sit-ups) with a daily rate, or the sound of eating; mostly a story word; «crunch numbers» means do calculations; PE: crunches and sit-ups; everyday life: crunchy apples, the crunch of snow or leaves
examples
- He did 20 crunches each morning. tree →
- She crunched 8 carrots. tree →
- How many crunches does he do in 7 days? tree →
- The leaves crunch under our feet. tree →
- The snow crunched under my boots. tree →
- I like the crunch of a fresh apple. tree →
- The computer can crunch big numbers fast. tree →
- The cattle move and crunch, and lie down, and move on again, and they do not even low. tree →
note
As exercises it is the thing counted, often with a daily rate; otherwise no clue. Trap: none special. A week has 7 days.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «crunch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.