cranch

cranch
verb
press or grind with a crushing noise
Syn: ↑crunch, ↑craunch, ↑grind
See Also: ↑grind down (for: ↑grind)
Derivationally related forms: ↑grind (for: ↑grind)
Hypernyms: ↑press
Verb Frames:
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variant of craunch

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/krahnch/, v.t., v.i., n.
crunch.
[1740-50; perh. b. CRASH1 and CRUNCH]

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cranch /kranch/
noun and transitive verb same as ↑crunch

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cranch
var. of craunch.

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