crunch
بحران
definition
verb
she paused to crunch a ginger snap
crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound.
computers crunch data from real-world observations
process large amounts of information or perform operations of great complexity, especially by computer.
noun
Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch
a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing, moving over, or hitting something.
when it comes to the crunch, you chicken out
a crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made.
example
Processor speed, while important, is only one factor in how fast a computer can 'crunch' information.
This could be the 'crunch' , because it's that important to us.
Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a 'crunch'
Traditionally, such a dramatic Credit 'crunch' would have strangled the economy and precipitated a deep recession.
The England scrum-half looked to be out of the 'crunch' game when he injured a hamstring in last Sunday's match against Georgia.
she paused to 'crunch' a ginger snap
when it comes to the 'crunch' you chicken out
Many specialty contractors say that the personnel 'crunch' has eased, but has not disappeared.
The redrawing of constituency boundaries reaches its 'crunch' decision point early this month.
As to the 'crunch' question - should he stay or should he go?
What may be surprising to some students is that a career in financial services isn't just about being able to 'crunch' numbers.
she paused to 'crunch' a ginger biscuit
I heard the wet, brittle sound of teeth piercing the skin and the 'crunch' and slurp of that first bite that's always so difficult with a hard apple.
Everyone is represented, it is superficially democratic but when it comes to 'crunch' time the big players call the shots.
Taken to its extreme, this process leads to a credit 'crunch' .
This is now a 'crunch' situation, it cannot go on like this any longer.
But surely in taking a position on 'crunch' issues of key importance, the first loyalty of a Member of Parliament should always be to their electorate?
A great 'crunch' of metal sounded from the passage below.
One example is in the pharmaceutical industry, where scientists need to 'crunch' vast amounts of genetic information in their attempts to develop new medicines.
Even if the time structure of assets and liabilities match on the firm's balance sheet, a credit 'crunch' is always a real possibility.
The funds 'crunch' faced by the government, coupled with rampant corruption has made sure the public health system goes from bad to worse.
However, that reflects the modest recovery, not a credit 'crunch' .
He hit the ground with a loud thud and the 'crunch' of pine needles.
Hiding this fact from the American public will make it all the harder to gain their support when the 'crunch' comes.
He spun in a cartwheel and landed on his head, hard, with a 'crunch' .
when it comes to the 'crunch', you chicken out
Soon there is no noise but the 'crunch' of our footsteps.
Tonight, there is awed silence, with only the 'crunch' of discarded beer cups under foot intruding on the sound of one man and his battered guitar.
The sound that the small bones in your foot make when they break are not so much a 'crunch' as a crack, startlingly loud.
I heard the satisfying 'crunch' of fist breaking nose after I felt my fist hit it.
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