Crunches - English meaning

verb

(of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something.

Usage examples:

He bit off a piece of cheese

noun

An act of biting something in order to eat it.

Usage examples:

Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites

verb

To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

verb

(of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action.

Usage examples:

The sound behind him of the horses champing and snorting and the carriage creaking propelled him re…

noun

A biting or chewing action.

noun

A champion.

Usage examples:

He showed the style that was to turn him into a world champ

verb

Munch or chew noisily or vigorously.

Usage examples:

She chomped on a roll

noun

A chewing noise or action.

Usage examples:

Colorful bands on a butterfly's wing provide camouflage among leaves and flowers, of course, but th…

verb

Nibble; chew.

Usage examples:

She was chumbling cake

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Usage examples:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks

verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Usage examples:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…

verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Usage examples:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …

noun

A time of intense difficulty or danger.

Usage examples:

The current economic crisis

noun

An extremely dangerous or difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] an economic crisis, [ u ] people react in times of crisis, but ignore us the rest of the time.

noun

A situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous, when there are many problems

Usage examples:

A major/serious/global crisis, an economic/financial/political crisis, a looming/impending/growing …

noun

The decisive or most important point at issue.

Usage examples:

The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed

proper noun

The smallest constellation (the cross or southern cross), but the most familiar one to observers in the southern hemisphere. it contains the bright star acrux, the ‘jewel box’ star cluster, and most of the coalsack nebula.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation crux.

Usage examples:

The star beta crucis

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

verb

Bite at or nibble something persistently.

Usage examples:

Watching a dog gnaw at a big bone

verb

Bite or chew on with the teeth

verb

To bite or chew something repeatedly

Usage examples:

[ i ] the cat began to gnaw at the towel beneath him., he has gnawing doubts about his loyalties.

verb

Chew (food).

Usage examples:

Dentition affects how well food is masticated and absorbed

verb

To chew (= crush with the teeth) food

idiom

An occasion when something important happens that tests someone or something and that will have an effect on the future

Usage examples:

Lift-off is always the moment of truth for a new rocket.

verb

Eat (something) steadily and often audibly.

Usage examples:

Russell munched his breakfast toast

verb

To eat something with a loud chewing sound, or to snack (= eat a small amount of food between meals)

Usage examples:

[ i ] he was munching on an apple.

phrase

The point in a journey or enterprise at which it becomes essential or more practical to continue to the end rather than turn back.

Usage examples:

One of the biggest problems in american culture is our society's tendency to embrace youth and glam…

noun

The stage in a process when it is too late to change what you are doing so that you must continue

Usage examples:

Once the contract is signed, we’ve reached the point of no return.

noun

The stage at which it is no longer possible to stop what you are doing, and when its effects cannot now be avoided or prevented

Usage examples:

In business you know that you may be passing the point of no return when you cannot pay your bills …

noun

A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute.

Usage examples:

He and his government were lurching towards an angry showdown with their critics

noun

An event, such as a meeting or fight, that ends a disagreement or decides who will win

Usage examples:

A military showdown, sunday’s showdown will decide whether mexico or italy is the world soccer cham…