crunch

verb. to chew or press with a crushing noise

• crunch numbers

verb. to make one's way with a crushing noise

verb. to chew, press, or grind with a crunching sound

noun. an act of crunching

• ate the cracker in one crunch
• The only sound was the crunch of leaves underfoot.

noun. a sound made by crunching

• There was a rather loud crunch as I bit into the battered dumplings.
• … make sure you have protein, a carbohydrate and a vegetable. You have to have crunch, flavour, salty and sweet in one.

noun. the quality of being crunchy: the tendency to make a crunching sound when chewed or pressed

• Texture is king in this salad, … with added crunch from toasted walnuts.
• an energy crunch