crunch vs grind

crunch

verb
  • To emit a grinding or crunching noise. 

  • To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators. 

  • To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project. 

  • To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound. 

  • To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised. 

  • To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound. 

  • To grind or press with violence and noise. 

  • To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching. 

noun
  • A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor. 

  • A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath. 

  • The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release. 

  • A shortage. 

  • A critical moment or event. 

  • A problem that leads to a crisis. 

  • A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture. 

  • A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. 

  • The symbol #. 

grind

verb
  • To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank. 

  • To instill through repetitive teaching. 

  • To oppress, hold down or weaken. 

  • To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction. 

  • To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate. 

  • To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface. 

  • To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal. 

  • To operate by turning a crank. 

  • To shape with the force of friction. 

  • To rotate the hips erotically. 

  • To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. 

  • To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears. 

  • To eat. 

  • To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing. 

  • To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other. 

  • To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge. 

noun
  • The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. 

  • A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands. 

  • A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans. 

  • A tedious and laborious task. 

  • Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground. 

  • A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard. 

  • Hustle; hard work. 

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