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scrunch(dictionary)

scrunch (iou)



scrunch verb & noun. L18.
[Prob. imit.: cf. CRUNCH verb, noun.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Crunch, bite or eat noisily. L18.
M. Gee There are three leopards..you'd think they'd be out in seconds and scrunch up the people.
a. verb trans. Crush, tread crushingly on; crumple or screw (paper etc.) up. M19.
E. Bowen Taking her hand in his, he scrunched the fingers inside her glove together. Baby A well-defined facenot a 'scrunched up one'.
b. verb refl. Squeeze (oneself) into compact shape. rare. M19.
c. verb intrans. Squeeze oneself into a compact shape; huddle up or together; cower; crouch down. N. Amer. L19.
J. Irving She was slightly taller..to rest her head against him, she had to scrunch down.
verb intrans. Make a crunching sound. M19.
B. Moore His footsteps scrunching on the gravel of the yard.
Comb.: scrunch-dry verb trans. blow-dry (hair) while squeezing or crushing it with the hands, resulting in a softly crinkled or tousled look.
b. noun.
A crunching sound. M19.
G. Durrell The soil had a hard crust..which the horses' hooves broke with a soft scrunch.
An act or an instance of scrunching. M19.