1.Definition: 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"

Category: General

2.Definition: the act of crushing

Related Noun(s):compaction, crush

Category: General

3.Definition: the sound of something crunching

"He heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

Category: General