crunch
/krʌntʃ/noun
उच्चारण क्रन्च
चरमराहट; संकट
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as idiom
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[C, usually sing.]
a noise like the sound of something being crushed; (the crunch) an important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information
चरमराहट; संकट
- a cash crunch
- when it comes to the crunch
- We heard the crunch of footsteps on dry leaves.
+ 2 more examples
- When it comes to the crunch, he always stays calm.
- The shop faces a cash crunch because customers are late in paying.
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[T, I]
to crush something noisily between your teeth when you are eating
कुरकुराना
- crunch numbers
- The children crunched roasted peanuts as they watched the cricket match.
- The boy crunched an apple while walking to school.
+ 2 more examples
- Dry leaves crunched under our feet in the park.
- I can hear the dog crunching a bone under the table.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crunch (verb) + food / sth
As a verb, crunch means to chew noisily or to crush something so it makes a breaking sound.
Verb के रूप में 'crunch' का अर्थ आवाज़ करते हुए चबाना या किसी चीज़ को कुचलना है।
- The children crunched the papads with their tea.
- Our shoes crunched on the gravel path.
crunch + along / over / through
Crunch with a direction word describes a crushing sound as somebody moves.
दिशा बताने वाले शब्द के साथ 'crunch' चलते समय होने वाली कुचलने की आवाज़ बताता है।
- The jeep crunched over the dry leaves.
- He crunched through the snow.
the crunch (noun)
The crunch means the moment when a hard decision must be made or a test comes; it needs the.
'The crunch' वह क्षण है जब कठिन निर्णय लेना पड़ता है या परीक्षा की घड़ी आती है; इसके साथ 'the' लगता है।
- When it came to the crunch, he told the truth.
- The crunch will come when the fees are due.
crunch time / crunch the numbers
Crunch time is the most important period before a deadline; to crunch numbers is to work through a lot of figures.
'Crunch time' समय-सीमा से पहले का सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण समय है; 'crunch the numbers' का अर्थ बहुत आँकड़ों का हिसाब करना है।
- It is crunch time for those taking the SSC exam.
- The accountant crunched the numbers all night.
+Collocations 4
adjective + crunch
loudsatisfyingsharpdrysudden
- The biscuit broke with a satisfying crunch.
verb + crunch
hearfeelmakecausecome to
- She heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel.
crunch + noun
timepointnumbergame
- It is crunch time before the board exams.
crunch + material
gravelleavesicebonessnow
- The cat crunched the dry leaves in the garden.
“More examples 5
- The bus crunched over the gravel outside the school.
बस विद्यालय के बाहर बजरी पर चरमराती हुई चली।
- Radhika crunched an apple while reading.
राधिका ने पढ़ते हुए कुरकुरे ढंग से सेब चबाया।
- At the crunch, the captain chose to bat first.
निर्णायक घड़ी में कप्तान ने पहले बल्लेबाज़ी करने का फ़ैसला किया।
- We heard the crunch of tyres on the dry road.
हमने सूखी सड़क पर पहियों की चरमराहट सुनी।
- Banks crunch millions of numbers every day.
बैंक हर दिन करोड़ों आँकड़ों का हिसाब करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ When it comes to crunch, he always runs away.
✓ When it comes to the crunch, he always runs away.
The fixed phrase needs the article: the crunch.
स्थिर वाक्यांश में article आवश्यक है: the crunch।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe noisy chewing or crushing, but the sound and softness of the thing differ.
ये verbs आवाज़ वाले चबाने या कुचलने का वर्णन करते हैं, पर आवाज़ और वस्तु की कठोरता अलग-अलग है।
To crush something hard or crisp with a loud, sharp sound.
किसी कठोर या कुरकुरी चीज़ को तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ कुचलना।
- He crunched a carrot.
To chew steadily and with enjoyment, often noisily.
आनंद से लगातार चबाना, प्रायः आवाज़ के साथ।
- The cows munched grass.
The general word for biting food again and again.
भोजन को बार-बार दाँतों से चबाने का सामान्य शब्द।
- Chew your food well.
¶Idioms 1
when/if it comes to the crunch / when the crunch comes
when an important decision or difficult moment arrives
जब असली वक़्त आए, निर्णायक घड़ी आने पर
- When it comes to the crunch, Radhika always stays calm.
- He promised to help, but when the crunch came he was nowhere to be seen.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Crunch time (a critical moment), crunch numbers (do a lot of calculations), cash crunch (shortage of money).
Idioms: crunch time (निर्णायक क्षण), crunch numbers (बहुत गणना करना), cash crunch (नक़दी की कमी)।