crunch
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
To grind or press with violence and noise.
To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised.
To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing