crunch

Object

• riff: This indeed proved to be the midpoint highlight of the set with crunching riffs swamped with layers of keyboards.
• guitar: The zombie songs have a driving bass and crunching guitar.
• tackle: He was not the biggest of forward, but he could cut players in half with his bone crunching tackles.
• noise: A crunching noise followed his progress back across the roof.
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Converse of object

• add: Townsend's guitar weighs in near the completion of the track, adding some crunch.

Adjective modifier

• abdominal: Doing abdominal crunches on the AB Revolutionizer is a perfect abdominal workout.
• satisfying: To complete its traditional appearance, the pea shingle drive gives a satisfying crunch underfoot!
• big: I never put myself into a final " big crunch " situation.

Modifies a noun

• clash: England soccer fans will now be allowed to smoke dope before a crunch clash with France in Portugal Sunday - to keep them calm!
• n: The new york crunch n munch the focus will negotiations is not.
• fixture: I hope that there will be maximum home support for Yeovil on 6th May for what could be a crunch fixture.
• match: The crunch match in Henman's half of the draw did not involve the Briton at all.
• time: Effect on the Public We are reaching a crunch time.
• talk: TUC chief Brendan Barber yesterday led union bosses at crunch No10 talks.

Modifying Another Word

• underfoot: The sound of snow crunching underfoot was followed swiftly by a rattle from the chimney.

Noun used with modifier

• stomach: Now is the time to do a few daily stomach crunches.
• credit: I do not accept we have a credit crunch yet.
• budget: Members of the guidance department were furloughed for the summer because of the school's budget crunch and could not be found.

Preposition: of

• gravel: She thus became aware of the crunch of gravel outside before she realized that two men were already in the room.