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crunch: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

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masticate collapse: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

munch collapse: a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"; Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

chomp collapse: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

brunt collapse: main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"

climacteric collapse: a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause

sticky wicket collapse

hell to pay collapse: dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

fine kettle of fish collapse

ruminate collapse: chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

tight spot collapse

smashup collapse

belch collapse: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

hot water collapse: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

champ collapse: chafe at the bit, like horses

critical point collapse

impingement collapse: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something; influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

scrunch collapse: a crunching noise

percussion collapse: the act of exploding a percussion cap; the act of playing a percussion instrument; tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

turning point collapse

unholy mess collapse

urgency collapse: pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"; an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"; the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

clank collapse: make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

chump collapse: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

bump into collapse

sideswipe collapse: a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles); strike from the side

disrupt collapse: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

grumble collapse: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

squish collapse: the noise of soft mud being walked on; put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

concussion collapse: any violent blow; injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

clang collapse: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"; make a loud noise; "clanging metal"

repercussion collapse: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

imbroglio collapse: a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

chew collapse: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow; a wad of something chewable as tobacco; chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

carom collapse: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other; make a carom; rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

impinge collapse: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

demolish collapse: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"; destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

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