Collocations for "crunch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crunch" in context.
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crunch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- am in a bit of a time crunch
- left me in quite a crunch
- in [an energy, a budget] crunch
- feel the post- [vacation, Christmas] crunch
- [experiencing, going through, facing] a credit crunch
- the crunch of [cars, bikes, motorbikes] (crashing)
- the crunch of [snow, grit, gravel, leaves, slush] under her feet
- the crunch of [shattered, scattered, broken] glass
- heard a [loud, sudden] crunch
- hit the [ground, floor] with a crunch
- snack on a [chocolate, cereal, fruit, caramel] crunch
- crunching on [an apple, a cookie, potato chips]
- crunch into [an apple]
- [he, she] was crunching [loudly, noisily]
- crunch the [numbers, data]
- crunched across the [gravel, snow, ice]
- [gravel] crunched underfoot
- is the crunch [year, month, period, time] for
'crunch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):