crunch

Everyday

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 →

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.